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Pension protection plan unresolved
Jul 26 2006 7:28PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Congressional negotiators tussled late Wednesday over the last issues standing in the way of an agreement on major legislation to protect employer-based pension plans.
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Investigation cites Indian trust officials
Jul 26 2006 7:21PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Officials in the federal agency that oversees American Indian trust assets had an improper social relationship with an accounting firm and pressured subordinates to give the firm preferential treatment, a government investigation found.
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National Park Service director resigns
Jul 26 2006 7:14PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - The head of the National Park Service said Wednesday she will resign, ending a five-year tenure at an agency often at odds with environmentalists and Westerners.
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SEC requiring more pay disclosure
Jul 26 2006 7:08PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Companies will have to disclose their executives' pay and perks in greater detail under an overhaul of reporting rules approved Wednesday.
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Brigade may be extended in Iraq
Jul 26 2006 6:45PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Military commanders in Iraq are considering extending the deployment of an Alaska-based Army brigade as part of the plan to increase forces in Baghdad to quell the violence.
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FAA to certify light, cheap jet
Jul 26 2006 6:26PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - A new kind of jet _ light, cheap and fast, a type of flying SUV _ is expected to be certified for flight Thursday.
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Navy computers with personal data stolen
Jul 26 2006 6:14PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Two laptop computers with personal information on about 31,000 Navy recruiters and their prospective recruits were stolen from Navy offices in New Jersey in June and July, the Navy disclosed on Wednesday.
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Government slower under open records law
Jul 26 2006 6:11PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Federal agencies are taking longer to answer requests for records but provide fully responsive documents nearly nine out of 10 times, a congressional study says.
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U.S. wants to revive global trade talks
Jul 26 2006 6:10PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Bush's top trade negotiator said Wednesday the United States intends to find a way to revive global trade talks that collapsed in acrimony two days ago.
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Israel accuses college prof. of spying
Jul 26 2006 5:31PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - An Ohio college professor has been accused by Israel of spying for Hezbollah and Iran, his lawyer and Israeli government officials in the United States said Wednesday.
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More Iraqi oil production predicted
Jul 26 2006 4:16PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Iraq's oil production is expected to roughly double over the next four years to 4 million barrels a day, the country's oil minister predicted Wednesday after meeting with U.S. energy officials and executives from nine major oil companies.
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Education Department expands tutoring
Jul 26 2006 4:02PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Bush administration says it again will bend the rules of the No Child Left Behind law, intending to get thousands more poor children into tutoring.
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House leaders may impose earmarks rule
Jul 26 2006 3:30PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - House GOP leaders pledged Wednesday to impose their own new rules on money earmarked for special projects if the House and Senate cannot come to terms on stalled lobbying and ethics legislation.
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New FBI unit focuses on WMDs
Jul 26 2006 2:31PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - A new unit at the FBI is focusing on preventing an attack on the United States with chemical, biological or nuclear weapons, FBI Director Robert Mueller said Wednesday.
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Lebanon evacuations winding down
Jul 26 2006 12:00PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - A Canadian chartered ship was being sent Wednesday to rescue more than 300 Americans, Australians and citizens of other nations stranded in south Lebanon, as the massive evacuation from the fighting wound down.
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Democrats say Iraq war is top problem
Jul 26 2006 6:44AM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - For Democrats, war looms as the nation's most pressing problem. Republicans cite the economy, terrorism, the war and immigration, the Associated Press-Ipsos poll found.
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