Bush Job Approval at 28%, Lowest of His Administration — Only Nixon and Truman have had lower job approval ratings — PRINCETON, NJ — President George W. Bush's job approval rating has dropped to 28%, the lowest of his administration. Bush's approval is lower than that of any president
Detainee evokes bin Laden at Guantanamo tribunal A suspect at a US military hearing at the Guantanamo Bay prison Thursday lauded Osama bin Laden saying the terror mastermind had exposed American "hypocrisy." "I think he has succeeded again enormously in exposing your hypocrisy ... that you are the land of justice and law," said Ibrahim Ahmed Mahmoud Al-Qosi, who is said to have been bin Laden's personal chauffeur. "The whole world had a headache from your hypocrisy that you are the land of justice," Qosi said. "Real justice and equality are great principles. Even children understand that."
Iran cleric rejects Bush's Iraq comments An influential Iranian cleric has rejected US President [sic] George W Bush's accusations that Iran was arming and funding Shi'ite militias in Iraq to kill American soldiers, state radio reported. In a speech at the White House, Bush repeated long-standing US accusations against Iran and warned the Islamic republic to stop interfering in Iraq. He characterised Iran and 'al Qaeda' as "two of the greatest threats to America."
Stolen and sensitive US military equipment for sale online Stolen and sensitive US military equipment, including fighter jet parts wanted by Iran and nuclear biological protective gear, has been available to the highest bidder on popular internet sales sites, according to congressional investigators. Using undercover identities, investigators purchased a dozen defence-related items on the auction site eBay and the online network Craigslist from January 2007 through to last month and received the items "no questions asked." The Defence Department regards much of the stolen equipment to be on the US Munitions List, meaning there are restrictions on their overseas sales, the Government Accountability Office said today.
Iran cleric rejects Bush's Iraq comments An influential Iranian cleric has rejected US President [sic] George W Bush's accusations that Iran was arming and funding Shi'ite militias in Iraq to kill American soldiers, state radio reported. In a speech at the White House, Bush repeated long-standing US accusations against Iran and warned the Islamic republic to stop interfering in Iraq. He characterised Iran and 'al Qaeda' as "two of the greatest threats to America."
Stolen and sensitive US military equipment for sale online Stolen and sensitive US military equipment, including fighter jet parts wanted by Iran and nuclear biological protective gear, has been available to the highest bidder on popular internet sales sites, according to congressional investigators. Using undercover identities, investigators purchased a dozen defence-related items on the auction site eBay and the online network Craigslist from January 2007 through to last month and received the items "no questions asked." The Defence Department regards much of the stolen equipment to be on the US Munitions List, meaning there are restrictions on their overseas sales, the Government Accountability Office said today.
OAS chief to US Congress: No Venezuela-terrorist link There is no evidence linking Venezuela to terrorist groups, the head of the Organization of American States on Thursday told US lawmakers looking into last month's Colombia-Ecuador border crisis. "You mean does Venezuela support terrorist groups? I don't think so," OAS chief Jose Miguel Insulza said during a heated exchange with Florida Representative Connie Mack, who asked if Caracas backed Colombia's FARC rebels that the US and Europe have labeled a terrorist group. "There is no evidence, and no member country, including this one (US) has offered the OAS such proof," Insulza added.
Terrorist's brother jailed --Doctor jailed for 'withholding information' on terror plot 11 Apr 2008 The brother of a terrorist who died in an airport suicide attack was today jailed for 18 months for withholding information about the plot. Sabeel Ahmed, an NHS doctor, was sent a chilling email about the mission two days before his older brother Kafeel rammed a jeep into the air terminal in Glasgow.
Obama pushes bill to rein in lavish CEO pay Democratic U.S. presidential candidate Barack Obama denounced huge pay packages for U.S. corporate chiefs on Friday. "Some CEOs make more in one day than their workers make in one year," Obama said, jockeying for position against rival Democrat Hillary Clinton in Indiana, which votes on May 6.
GE slump hits Wall St US stocks went into a tailspin overnight as General Electric's disappointing earnings report heightened fears of troubles for corporate America from economic and credit market turmoil. The market took a further hit from a survey showing US consumer sentiment slumping to a 26-year low, another ominous sign for a struggling economy.
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You should add, FBI pays jurors visit after Cyril Wecht trial..
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