Nation and World
-
Report says Iraqi forces not entirely up to snuff
Dec 18, 2007 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- As violence continues to decline in much of Iraq, efforts to shift responsibility to the Iraqi security forces still are lagging, dogged by corruption, adm...
-
No heads-up from Turkey
Dec 18, 2007 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- U.S. military commanders in Iraq didn't know Turkey was sending warplanes to bomb in northern Iraq until the planes had already crossed the border, said de...
-
Huckabee shrugs off Christmas ad criticism
Dec 18, 2007 10:00 pm - HOUSTON -- Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee on Tuesday defended his Christmas ad amid suggestions the ordained Baptist minister had gone too far mixing re...
-
Clinton stirs Chicago crowd at fundraiserDec 18, 2007 10:00 pm - Trumpeting her familiar campaign themes and raising money for the stretch run, Hillary Clinton stopped in her home state long enough to fire up a raucous crowd of suppor...
-
Fed proposes rules for home lendingDec 18, 2007 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Activist or cautious regulator? Either way, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke appears to be willing to go much further than his predecessor, Alan Green...
-
FCC eases regulation on media ownership
Dec 18, 2007 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- The Federal Communications Commission, overturning a 32-year-old ban, voted Tuesday to allow broadcasters in the nation's 20 largest media markets to also ...
-
Even chocolate not recession proofDec 18, 2007 10:00 pm - ZURICH, Switzerland --Nestle SA, the world's largest food company, dropped in Zurich trading after analysts at UBS AG and Deutsche Bank AG cut their ratings on the stock...
-
Man wanted in death of Kansas college student and porn actress is arrestedDec 18, 2007 10:00 pm - EL DORADO, Kan. -- A man suspected in the slaying of a college student who led a secret life as an Internet porn performer was arrested Wednesday in Mexico, authorities ...
-
Congress battles over how to ax unwanted tax
Dec 18, 2007 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- The congressional struggle over how to protect millions of middle-class people from getting soaked by the alternative minimum tax this year entered its fin...
-
Briefs: GM to offer buyouts to 5,200 workersDec 18, 2007 10:00 pm - DETROIT -- General Motors Corp. is offering buyouts and retirement incentives to 5,200 hourly workers represented by the United Auto Workers. GM would not reveal how man...