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Bush calms some governors on Nat'l Guard
Feb 27 2006 9:58PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Bush and Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld offered private assurances to the nation's governors over plans to make cuts to the National Guard, but some governors said Monday they were still worried.
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Veterans may face health care cuts in 2008
Feb 27 2006 9:56PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - At least tens of thousands of veterans with non-critical medical issues could suffer delayed or even denied care in coming years to enable President Bush to meet his promise of cutting the deficit in half _ if the White House is serious about its proposed budget.
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Postwar Iraq chaos blamed on poor planning
Feb 27 2006 9:55PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Poor prewar planning left the United States without enough skilled workers to efficiently rebuild Iraq's economy and public works, according to a report issued Monday.
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White House rejects special counsel
Feb 27 2006 8:58PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - The White House on Monday rejected the call by more than a dozen House Democrats for a special counsel to investigate the Bush administration's eavesdropping program.
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Analysis: Bush beset by political miscues
Feb 27 2006 8:06PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Bush has been buffeted by one calamity after another. Try what he may, he just can't seem to find traction for his second-term agenda.
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Govs. press Bush on Nat'l Guard strength
Feb 27 2006 8:05PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Bush thanked the nation's governors Monday for their support of National Guard troops in Iraq and Afghanistan, even as state leaders are warning Bush's budget plans will cut Guard strength and leave states less able to respond to homegrown emergencies.
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Judge in Libby case seeks middle ground
Feb 27 2006 7:06PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - A federal judge signaled Monday that he is seeking ways to provide Vice President Dick Cheney's former chief of staff general descriptions of highly classified documents to use in his defense against perjury charges.
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U.S. has doubts on Russia-Iran deal
Feb 27 2006 4:05PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Bush administration voiced skepticism Monday that Russia and Iran had reached agreement in which Russia would enrich uranium for Iran.
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White House criticizes Belarus regime
Feb 27 2006 2:59PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Bush administration on Monday accused Belarus' authoritarian government of involvement in the murders of a pro-democracy businessman and an independent journalist.
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Second ports review aims to avoid showdown
Feb 27 2006 12:56PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Bush administration will conduct a highly unusual second review of potential security risks in a business deal it previously approved for a United Arab Emirates-based company to take over significant operations at six leading U.S. ports.
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Afghanistan not part of Bush's itinerary
Feb 27 2006 11:19AM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Will President Bush go to war-rattled Afghanistan when he visits India and Pakistan this week? The White House isn't saying, but there's a lot of speculation here and in South Asia that he will. Both Vice President Dick Cheney and Laura Bush have visited Afghanistan.
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Govs. press illegal immigration worries
Feb 27 2006 7:16AM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - A growing number of governors, along the border and beyond, are sharpening their complaints about the flood of immigrants pouring into their states, pushing the Bush administration and Congress for action.
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Analysis: Ports review provides Bush cover
Feb 27 2006 7:06AM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - The White House got a gift in the ports security debate, a chance for the president to sidestep a battle with members of his own party and to tone down bipartisan criticism of the deal.
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