The Congressional Research Service says the Bush administration apparently violated federal law by ordering the chief Medicare actuary to withhold information from Congress indicating that the new Medicare law could cost far more than White House officials had said.
The Bush administration is coming under fire for allegedly allowing political concerns to determine what it deems to be sensitive national security material after a series of document declassifications that critics contend were timed for strategic advantage.
Nice: Editor-in-chief of U.S.-funded Iraqi newspaper quits, complaining of American control
About 50 retired US diplomats have written to President George W Bush to criticise current American policy towards the Middle East.
From Salon: Spain’s 10-year pursuit of al-Qaida cells is being compromised and jeopardized by the American authorities’ failure to turn over information needed to prosecute.
Hail to the straw-man! Bush Cites Racism in Remarks On Iraq: President’s Target Unclear
Interesting: Warren Buffett to advise Democrat Kerry
This year’s presidential race – fueled by more than a million donors, including many who have never given before – is well on its way to becoming the country’s first $1-billion political campaign, experts say.
The U.S. military did a “top-level review” last fall of how its detention centers in Iraq were run, months before commanders first were told about the sexual humiliation and abuse of Iraqis that has created an international uproar, a Pentagon official said.