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Poll: Libby indictment hits major nerve
Nov 8 2005 11:34PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - The recent indictment of Vice President Cheney's top aide has struck a nerve with the American public. Four in five, 79 percent, said the indictment of former Cheney aide I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby on perjury and other charges is important to the nation, according to a poll by the Pew Research Center for the People & the Press. Pew noted that in September 1998, 65 percent said President Clinton's lies under oath were important. Clinton was impeached over his handling of an affair
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White House staff begins ethics classes
Nov 8 2005 9:44PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - White House workers, from presidential advisers to low-ranking aides, began attending mandatory lectures on ethical behavior and the handling of classified documents Tuesday after the recent indictment of a high-level official in the CIA leak case.
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Rove resurfaces, Libby's defense trust set
Nov 8 2005 9:10PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Still under criminal investigation in the CIA leak probe, Karl Rove will be one of the leading speakers this week at the Federalist Society's annual convention, an influential group of conservative legal talent.
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Saudis urge more U.S. mideast diplomacy
Nov 8 2005 8:04PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Saudi Arabia's ambassador prodded the Bush administration Tuesday to step up its Mideast diplomacy, saying the Arab-Israeli conflict was an "open wound" and the biggest cause for the hatred that leads to terrorism.
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Bush to present arts and humanities medals
Nov 8 2005 7:47PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Bush will honor authors, musicians, historians and others Thursday with the National Medal of Arts and the National Humanities Medal.
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Bush acknowledges disagreements with Japan
Nov 8 2005 6:18PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Bush acknowledged Tuesday that a new agreement to realign America's military presence in Japan isn't welcomed by many on Okinawa, where many U.S. troops are based, but said the two governments negotiated the best plan they could.
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Democrats don't want Libby to be pardoned
Nov 8 2005 4:58PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Senate's top Democrats challenged President Bush on Tuesday to rule out a pardon for I. Lewis Libby, a former top White House aide who faces trial on charges of obstruction of justice and perjury in the CIA leak case.
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White House staff begins ethics classes
Nov 8 2005 3:08PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - White House staff members began attending mandatory briefings Tuesday about ethical conduct and the handling of classified information in the wake of the CIA leak investigation and the indictment and resignation of Vice President Dick Cheney's chief of staff.
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