US Senate rejects Democratic attempt to regulate
military's
 combat
...The Washington Post:
“Senate Republicans yesterday rejected a bipartisan proposal to lengthen
the home leaves of US troops fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan
Greenspan Says Recession Odds More Than Third Even
 With Fed Cut
The Fed's Open Market
Committee cut the federal funds rate, which banks charge each other for
overnight loans, a half point to 4.75 percent, ...
In Iraq, private contractors outnumber US troops
 2
US commander in Iraq said Thursday that a 7-month-old security operation has
reduced violence by 50% in Baghdad but he acknowledged that civilians were ...
Rather sues CBS for $70 mln over "discredited"
Bush story
 The
report claimed that during Mr Bush’s time in the Texas Air National Guard – a
posting which spared him from service in Vietnam – he shirked duties and ...
Bush
blames Bagdad
President Bush says one of the reasons for the slow
pace of political progress in Baghdad is the continuing legacy of former
dictator ...
US says it detained Iran agent in Iraq
 A
boy peers into a damaged vehicle after an overnight raid in the Shiite enclave
of Sadr City in Baghdad, Iraq on Thursday, Sept. 20, 2007. ...
Bush Calls for Expansion of Spy Law
 By
David Nitkin | Sun reporter September 20, 2007 WASHINGTON - President Bush
launched an effort yesterday to preserve new spying powers for US intelligence
...
FUTURES MOVERS Crude oil rises, underpinned by Fed
rate cut
 Federal
Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke will defend at a Congressional hearing today
the Fed's efforts to avoid a recession in the US, where mortgage ...
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