Recent Updates
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Troop Reduction Is Possible, Bush Says
Law & Politics 09/04/2007[##_1L|1218192183.gif|width="135" height="114" alt=""|_##]President Bush arrived in Australia today from Iraq, where he had made a surprise visit to emphasize security gains, sectarian reconciliation and the possibility of a troop withdrawal. Mr. Bus...
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White House spokesman Snow stepping down
Law & Politics 08/31/2007White House press secretary Tony Snow, who is undergoing treatment for cancer, will step down from his post September 14 and be replaced by deputy press secretary Dana Perino, the White House announced Friday.Although no reason was given, Snow recent...
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GOP acts swiftly to make Craig scandal 'go away'
Law & Politics 08/30/2007Sen. Larry Craig's "I'm not gay" declaration met with disdain Wednesday from gay activists, many of whom knew for nearly a year -- long before his recent arrest -- of allegations that the conservative Idaho Republican solicited sex from men in public...
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Granholm appoints 2 judges to Michigan appeals court
Law & Politics 08/20/2007[##_1L|1308158334.jpg|width="140" height="135" alt=""|_##]Gov. Jennifer Granholm on Monday appointed two new judges to the 28-member Michigan Court of Appeals. Elizabeth L. Gleicher, of Pleasant Ridge, will replace Judge Jessica Cooper, who stepped d...
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Hastert says he's not seeking re-election
Law & Politics 08/17/2007[##_1L|1278108613.jpg|width="180" height="135" alt=""|_##]Rep. Dennis Hastert, who was speaker of the House longer than any Republican, announced Friday morning he will not seek another term in Congress. "It was a great personal privilege and honor f...
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Ohio Republican leaving the House
Law & Politics 08/16/2007Eight-term Rep. Deborah Pryce of Ohio will not seek re-election, GOP officials said Wednesday, making her the third prominent House Republican from the Midwest to announce retirement plans in recent days. Pryce, 56, was her party's fourth-ranking lea...
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Top political operative Karl Rove quits White House
Law & Politics 08/14/2007Mr Rove, nicknamed "Bush's brain", will step down as Mr Bush's deputy chief of staff at the end of the month to spend more time with his family in Texas. He will remain covered by the executive privilege of the White House, protecting him from testif...
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Bush Against Raising Gas Tax
Law & Politics 08/09/2007[##_1L|1224501356.jpg|width="110" height="128" alt=""|_##]President Bush dismissed Thursday raising the federal gasoline tax to repair the nation's bridges at least until Congress changes the way it spends highway money. "The way it seems to have wor...
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Poll: Democrats favor Clinton over Obama
Law & Politics 08/07/2007U.S. Democrats significantly favor New York Senator Hillary Clinton over Illinois Senator Barack Obama for the party's presidential nomination in the wake of a dispute over the handling of foreign policy, according to a poll published Tuesday. The US...
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Bush wants terrorism law updated
Law & Politics 08/03/2007[##_1L|1399795492.jpg|width="100" height="106" alt=""|_##]President Bush wants Congress to modernize a law that governs how intelligence agencies monitor the communications of suspected terrorists. The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, or FISA, ...
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Study: Fla. Voting Machines Still Flawed
Law & Politics 08/02/2007[##_1L|1261398047.jpg|width="120" height="93" alt=""|_##]Florida's optical scan voting machines are still flawed, despite efforts to fix them, and they could allow poll workers to tamper with the election results, according to a government-ordered st...
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Democrats Continue Push for Iraq Troop Withdrawal
Law & Politics 07/21/2007[##_1L|1115674218.jpg|width="140" height="135" alt=""|_##]Sen. Harry Reid offered his cooperation in December when the Iraq Study Group unveiled its recommendations with a plaintive call for a bipartisan effort to change the course of the war. "Democ...