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Support for Iraq buildup up slightly
Feb 16 2007 9:48PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Bush faces widespread opposition to the troop buildup in Iraq, though he has gained support over the past month, an AP-Ipsos poll found. The president has nudged support for the troop increase to 35 percent from 26 percent in early January. Sixty-three percent of those surveyed still oppose the increase.
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VA suspends some medical research
Feb 16 2007 9:47PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Veterans Affairs Secretary Jim Nicholson has suspended activities at seven specialized research centers across the country after an unprotected computer hard drive disappeared from one of the facilities in Alabama last month.
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IRS nabs phone tax abusers in 7 cities
Feb 16 2007 5:38PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - IRS criminal investigators this week conducted raids in seven cities to shut down tax preparation businesses suspected of abusing a one-time telephone tax refund.
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China allows AIDS activist to visit U.S.
Feb 16 2007 3:41PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Chinese officials signaled Friday they will allow a prominent AIDS activist who had been confined to her home to visit the United States next month, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton said.
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Rail workers to appeal security checks
Feb 16 2007 2:36PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Railroad workers who lose their jobs after failing background checks suggested by the government will now be able to appeal, a railroad industry spokesman said Friday.
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Report urges FCC to regulate TV violence
Feb 16 2007 5:58AM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Television networks are free to sprinkle their programs with shootings, slashings, torture and other gore because the government has no regulatory authority over violent programming. But a draft report being circulated at the Federal Communications Commission says Congress can change that, without violating the First Amendment.
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Auditors: Billions squandered in Iraq
Feb 16 2007 12:49AM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - About $10 billion has been squandered by the U.S. government on Iraq reconstruction aid because of contractor overcharges and unsupported expenses, and federal investigators warned Thursday that significantly more taxpayer money is at risk.
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Govt.: Air passengers have no recourse
Feb 16 2007 12:43AM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - After being stuck for 11 hours on a parked airplane during a snow and ice storm, JetBlue passengers found out there's nothing they can do about it. There are no government regulations limiting the time an airline can keep passengers on grounded aircraft.
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Govt.: Air passengers have no recourse
Feb 16 2007 12:43AM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - After being stuck for 11 hours on a parked airplane during a snow and ice storm, JetBlue passengers found out there's nothing they can do about it. There are no government regulations limiting the time an airline can keep passengers on grounded aircraft.
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