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Bush claims privilege to withhold CIA leak records
WASHINGTON - President Bush invoked executive privilege to keep Congress from seeing the FBI report of an interview with Vice President Dick Cheney and other records related to the administration's leak of CIA operative Valerie Plame's identity in 2003.
Nations:U.S. People:Richard Armitage Karl Rove Dick Cheney Activities:2003 CIA Leak Case Bush Admin. Source:(AP)
2008-07-16
More Theater Over Iran's Nukes
George W. Bush and the Iranians are locked in a diplomatic game of "Who's crazier?" With six months left in office, no political capital at home or abroad, and a uniformed military ready to rebel at the first talk of a new war, the Bush administration is left with simply the threat of military strikes, kept eternally "on the table" in hopes of bluffing Tehran into a compromise on its nuclear program.
Nations:Israel People:Richard Armitage Barack Obama John McCain Colin Powell George W. Bush Activities:Iran Nuclear Crisis Source:(Time)
2008-07-11
McClellan: Bush must blame himself for mistrust
WASHINGTON - If the nation doesn't trust the Bush White House, it's the president's and Dick Cheney's own fault, Bush's former spokesman told Congress Friday.
People:Richard Armitage Karl Rove Dick Cheney Activities:2003 CIA Leak Case Bush Admin. Source:(AP)
2008-06-20
McClellan: Bush must blame himself for mistrust
WASHINGTON - If the nation doesn't trust the Bush White House, it's the president's and Dick Cheney's own fault, Bush's former spokesman told Congress Friday.
People:Richard Armitage Karl Rove Dick Cheney Activities:2003 CIA Leak Case Bush Admin. Source:(AP)
2008-06-20
Pentagon ponders transition in time of war
Washington - The Pentagon is making a pointed effort to ensure that the transition to a new administration in January 2009 - the first time in 40 years that a handover of power will take place during wartime - goes smoothly, minimizing the risk of disruptions or attacks on military operations during the changeover.
People:Robert Gates Richard Armitage Donald H. Rumsfeld George W. Bush Activities:Bush Admin. Source:(Christian Science Monitor)
2008-06-19
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