Bush Defies Calls for Faster Withdrawal of Iraq Troops
President Bush said on Thursday that the senior commander in Iraq could “have all the time he needs” before reducing troops further.
President Bush said on Thursday that the senior commander in Iraq could “have all the time he needs” before reducing troops further.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Army faces costs of at least $190 billion through 2013 to expand its force, restructure units and replace worn or damaged weapons — plus up to $200 billion more for a huge modernization program, nonpartisan congressional auditors said on Thursday.
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BOSTON (AP) — Republican Mitt Romney is still running – perhaps for vice president this fall or the White House in 2012 or 2016….
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – The United States wants to improve relations with Venezuela, led by anti-U.S. leftist President Hugo Chavez, the top U.S. State Department official for Latin America said on Thursday in Argentina.
House Democrats exhibited unity on Thursday in voting to stall a trade pact with Colombia pushed by President Bush, but that vote masked deep party divisions on trade.
Bill Clinton has a larger benefit package than any other retired president, despite his huge speaking fee income.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. State Department said on Thursday it had advised former President Jimmy Carter against meeting the leader of Hamas in Syria next week, saying it went against U.S. policy of isolating the militant group.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. House of Representatives voted on Thursday to indefinitely delay action on a free trade agreement with Colombia, a move the White House said it feared would kill the pact.
SOUTH BEND, Indiana (Reuters) – Facing job losses, rising mortgage rates and higher gasoline prices, U.S. voters in 2008 want their next president above all to listen to their anger and fix the economy.