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Bush declines to rule out full pardon for Libby

By Matt Apuzzo and Stephen Graham · Thursday, July 5,2007 1:01 p.m.

WASHINGTON – President Bush on Tuesday left open the possibility of an eventual pardon for former White House aide I. Lewis “Scooter” Libby.

Tension bursts at mosque in Islamabad

By Stephen Graham · Thursday, July 5,2007 12:56 p.m.

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan – The tension long-brewing around a radical mosque in Pakistan’s capital burst into street battles Tuesday between security forces and masked militants who challenged the government by mounting a vigilante anti-vice campaign.

British look into last week’s failed car bombings

By Ab D. Phillip and Ben McConville · Thursday, July 5,2007 12:54 p.m.

GLASGOW, Scotland – The fast-moving investigation into failed car bombings in Glasgow and London has swept up at least five physicians and a medical student, officials said Tuesday, including a doctor seized at an Australian airport with a one-way ticket.

Around the world

By Abdullah AlShihri · Sunday, July 1,2007 6:52 p.m.

Summaries of happenings in today's news.

Flaming SUV rams U.K. airport

By Abdullah AlShihri and Ian Stewart · Sunday, July 1,2007 6:43 p.m.

A Jeep Cherokee trailing a cascade of flames rammed into the Glasgow airport on Saturday, shattering glass doors just yards from passengers lined up at the check-in counters.

U.S. team on Iwo Jima searches for killed Marine

By Abdullah AlShihri and Eric Talmadge · Thursday, June 28,2007 1 p.m.

The U.S. search team looking for the remains of a Marine killed after filming the iconic flag-raising on Iwo Jima has found two possible sites and will recommend a larger team to excavate them, officials said Wednesday.

Court sides with school in ‘Bong Hits’ case

By Abdullah AlShihri and Pete Yost · Thursday, June 28,2007 12:59 p.m.

A high school student’s “Bong Hits 4 Jesus” banner got slapped down by the Supreme Court in a decision Monday that restricts student speech rights when the message seems to advocate illegal drug use.

Republican lawmakers call for U.S. to start pulling troops

By Abdullah AlShihri and Anne Flaherty · Thursday, June 28,2007 12:58 p.m.

en. George Voinovich said Tuesday he believes the U.S. should begin pulling troops out of Iraq, joining Richard Lugar as the second Republican lawmaker in as many days to suggest President Bush’s war strategy is failing.

‘Chemical Ali’ sentenced to hang

By Abdullah AlShihri and Charles J. Hanley · Sunday, June 24,2007 8:01 p.m.

Two decades after Iraq’s military laid waste to Kurdish villages, the Iraqi High Tribunal on Sunday sentenced Ali Hassan al-Majid, known as “Chemical Ali,” and two others to death for their roles in the bloody campaign against the restive ethnic minority.

Authorities find body believed to be missing pregnant woman

By Abdullah AlShihri and M.R. Kropko · Sunday, June 24,2007 8:01 p.m.

A massive search ended in sadness Saturday when authorities announced they found a body believed to belong to a pregnant woman who vanished from her home a week earlier. A police officer believed to be the father of the unborn child was arrested on two counts of murder.

White House budget director announces resignation

By Abdullah AlShihri and Terence Hunt · Wednesday, June 20,2007 6:19 p.m.

White House budget director Rob Portman announced his resignation Tuesday, and President Bush named former Iowa Rep. Jim Nussle as his successor.

Deadliest U.S. blaze for firefighters since Sept. 11 engulfs South Carolina warehouse, collapses roof

By Abdullah AlShihri and Bruce Smith · Wednesday, June 20,2007 6:18 p.m.

Fire swept through a furniture warehouse, collapsing its roof and killing nine firefighters inside, the nation’s deadliest single disaster for firefighters since the Sept. 11 terror attacks.

Kurdish separatists declare cease-fire

By Abdullah AlShihri and Selcan Hacaoglu · Wednesday, June 13,2007 7:30 p.m.

Kurdish separatist rebels Tuesday declared a “unilateral cease-fire” in attacks against Turkey and said they were ready for peace negotiations, but the group maintained the right to defend itself.

Bush pleads with Republicans for immigration support

By Abdullah AlShihri and David Espo · Wednesday, June 13,2007 7:29 p.m.

His party divided and his polls sagging, President Bush prodded rebellious Senate Republicans on Tuesday to help resurrect legislation that could provide eventual citizenship for millions of illegal immigrants.

Atlantis shuttle takes off for international space station

By Abdullah AlShihri and Seth Borenstein · Monday, June 11,2007 12:05 p.m.

With a 4-inch gap in the space shuttle Atlantis’ heat-protecting blanket not appearing to be a problem on Saturday, the crew readied themselves for what NASA called a delicate ballet with the international space station.

Bush discusses war with Pope

By Abdullah AlShihri and Terence Hunt · Monday, June 11,2007 12:05 p.m.

President Bush, denounced by tens of thousands of anti-American protesters on the streets of Rome, defended his humanitarian record on Saturday to Pope Benedict XVI, who expressed concern about “the worrisome situation in Iraq.”

Republican candidates criticize Bush’s policies

By Abdullah AlShihri and Glen Johnson · Wednesday, June 6,2007 7:39 p.m.

President Bush drew sporadic, startling criticism Tuesday night from Republican White House hopefuls unhappy with his handling of the Iraq war, his diplomatic style and his approach to immigration.

Scooter Libby sentenced to 2 1/2 years in CIA leak case

By Abdullah AlShihri and Matt Apuzzo · Wednesday, June 6,2007 7:36 p.m.

Vice President Dick Cheney’s former chief of staff was sentenced to 2 1/2 years in prison Tuesday for lying and obstructing the CIA leak investigation, the probe that showed a White House obsessed with criticism of its decision to go to war. I. Lewis “Scooter” Libby, the highest-ranking White House official sentenced to prison since the Iran-Contra affair, asked for leniency, but a federal judge said he would not reward someone who hindered the investigation into the exposure of a CIA operative.

Demonstrators rally in Sudan at U.S. embassy

By Abdullah AlShihri and Alfred de Montesquiou · Sunday, June 3,2007 11:54 p.m.

Hundreds of demonstrators gathered Saturday in front of the American embassy in Sudan, shouting “God is great!” and “Down with the CIA!” to protest new U.S. economic sanctions on the country.

Tropical Storm Barry weakens into tropical depression; brings much-needed rain to Florida

By Abdullah AlShihri and Jim Ellis · Sunday, June 3,2007 11:53 p.m.

Tropical Storm Barry weakened into a tropical depression as it moved through Tampa Bay on Saturday, bringing nearly 7 inches of rain to parts of the drought-parched region.

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