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Libby: White House 'superiors' OK'd leaks
Feb 9 2006 11:02PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - A former top aide to Vice President Dick Cheney told a federal grand jury that his superiors authorized him to give secret information to reporters as part of the Bush administration's defense of intelligence used to justify invading Iraq, according to court papers.
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Bush says spy work helped stop 2002 attack
Feb 9 2006 11:02PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Under fire for eavesdropping on Americans, President Bush said Thursday that spy work stretching from the U.S. to Asia helped thwart terrorists plotting to use shoe bombs to hijack an airliner and crash it into the tallest skyscraper on the West Coast.
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Poll: Surveillance wins some more backers
Feb 9 2006 9:23PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Bush's campaign to convince Americans that the government's eavesdropping program is essential to the war on terrorism has made an impact: Last month people disapproved, 56 percent to 42 percent. Now it's basically 50-50.
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White House details 141 programs to cut
Feb 9 2006 9:22PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Grants for safe and drug-free schools, vocational education and reading programs for jailed young people are among 141 federal programs President Bush wants to eliminate or cut significantly.
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Bush's domestic policy adviser resigns
Feb 9 2006 6:45PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Bush's domestic policy adviser, Claude Allen, has resigned to spend more time with his family, the White House said Thursday.
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El Salvador president to visit D.C.
Feb 9 2006 3:09PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - El Salvador's President Antonio Saca is scheduled to visit the White House on Feb. 24, the White House announced Thursday.
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Bush, Polish president discuss NATO, Iraq
Feb 9 2006 2:13PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Bush said he sought advice from Polish President Lech Kaczynski Thursday about Ukraine, which Kaczynski is hoping to help bring into the NATO alliance in the next two years.
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Bush wins praise for competitiveness plan
Feb 9 2006 12:16PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Bush's plan to boost the competitiveness of U.S. industry through innovation won support from members of Congress Thursday, although Democrats criticized the initiative for slashing some education programs to pay for more spending on math and science.
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White House details programs to be cut
Feb 9 2006 11:54AM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - The White House Thursday sent lawmakers details of the 141 programs that President Bush wants to eliminate or significantly cut to save taxpayers almost $15 billion.
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White House briefs Congress on monitoring
Feb 9 2006 10:12AM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Reversing course, the White House is briefing congressional intelligence committees on highly classified details of President Bush's controversial monitoring program as part of a newfound openness with lawmakers.
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