2007

October

• Rice taps Clinton, Carter for Middle East advice

• US Senate OKs 7-year extension of Internet tax ban

• Don’t Worry About Disbanding The Air Force

• Obama Fundraiser Defects to Clinton

• Army to Review Iraq Contracts for Fraud

• House Leaders Hope to Rescue Health Bill

• FEMA under fire for ‘faking’ news conference

• Clinton Uses Birthday to Raise Funds

• Edwards Unveils Corporate Reforms

• Senate Panel Moves $288 Billion Farm Bill

• Rice Says ‘Hole’ in U.S. Law Shields Contractors in Iraq

• Coast Guardsman Receives Heroism Award

• Nuclear Submarine Commander Removed

• Analysis: It’s Clinton’s Race to Lose…

• Fight Over Child Health Care Persists

• As Calif. Fires Burned, Copters Grounded

• Astronauts Installing New Live-In Module

• House passes scaled-back child health insurance bill

• Democrat rolls out tax overhaul plan

• Iowa Democrats to choose caucus date

• Dodd, Edwards blast Iran sanctions, criticize Clinton

• Air Force Calls For More F-22s, C-17s

• Marine Black Recruits Up 40 Percent

• Gender gap on views toward Clinton

• House OKs Health Bill Under Veto Threat

• Dems Accuse Rice of Blunders in Iraq

• Bush Visits California Wildfire Victims

• Military May Get Control of Contractors

• Shuttle Discovery begins a challenging mission

• State official quitting amid Blackwater scandal

• Wars May Cost $2.4 Trillion Over Decade

• Calming Winds Help Crews Vs Calif. Fires

• War Supplemental Makes Room for Iran

• Calif. Wildfire Losses Top $1 Billion

• Extinctions Linked to Hotter Temperatures

• Christian College Embraces Romney Bid

• Peace Activists to Retest Border Policy

• Bush Touting Cuban Life After Castro

• Calif. Firefighters Hope Winds Slacken

• Presidential forum revamped after little GOP response

• Biden to unveil universal healthcare plan in Iowa

• Guard Called in to Fight California Fires

• House fails to censure Stark, but he apologizes for remarks on Iraq

• Bush to nominate acting FAA chief Sturgell to be administrator

• US Boosts Oversight for Iraq Contractors

• 350,000 Homes Evacuated in Calif. Fires

• Space Shuttle Discovery Blasts Off

• Bush Touts European Missile Defense Plan

• US Might Delay Missile Defense

• Clinton: I’m no frontrunner in Iowa

• Dozens of Capitol Hill protesters arrested

• Bush’s Request for Wars Increases to $196 Billion

• Carbon Dioxide in Atmosphere Increasing

• GOP Considers Delegate Cut for 5 States

• Heavy Rains Flood Parts of New Orleans

• 2 reports blast State Department for failures in maintaining security in Iraq

• Bush to ask for $46 billion more for Iraq, Afghanistan wars

• Panel: US Must Control Security Firms

• Waxman Accuses Blackwater of Tax Evasion

• Handling of trials for detainees questioned

• 5 States Could Lose Half GOP Delegates

• Candidates tout conservatism at GOP debate

• Launch Manager Confident of Safety

• Cheney: US Will Not Let Iran Go Nuclear

• Georgia’s governor declares drought emergency

• Clinton Rejects Front-Runner Label

• Courts-Martial for 2 in Haditha Deaths

• 70 airmen rapped for nuclear error

• Dems Cool to Senate FISA Deal

• Dodd to Block Vote on Eavesdropping Bill

• Saddam jailer gets 2-year sentence in court martial

• Power Plant Rejected Over Carbon Dioxide For First Time

• U.S. Investigates Prices for Troops’ Food in Iraq

• Security Contractors Shoot at Taxi, Wounding 3 Iraqis

• U.S. Forces Could Attack Iran if Needed

• Health deal sought after veto upheld

• White House Cools Iran Warning

• Ex-US Officer Not Guilty of Aiding Enemy

• Evangelicals: The New Swing Voters?

• Poll: Most Back Dems In Kids’ Health Fight

• Hastert to resign soon, aides say

• House roll call

• Mukasey Endorses Expansive Presidential Authority

• Air Force Firing Officers on B-52 Flight

• Mukasey Mum on Torture Techniques

• Bush Veto of Child Health Bill Sustained

• Sources: Brownback to drop White House bid

• Lawmakers Shudder at Tax Increase To Fix AMT

• Senate and Bush Agree On Terms of Spying Bill

• Bush warns of WWIII if Iran goes nuclear

• House unlikely to override child health veto

• ongressional sources: Hastert won’t serve out his term

• Rice to Meet With King of Jordan

• Blackwater Likely to Be Out of Iraq

• Pentagon to Alert 8 Guard Units for Duty

• Bush Exhorts Congress to Work Harder

• Mukasey Disavows Torture Memo

• Social Security Going Up by 2.3 Percent

• The Republicans’ Big Senate Fear

• Bush Asks Congress to Fix VA System

• Gore rules out presidential bid despite Nobel

• NASA Says Discovery Launch on Track

• Iraq Drawdown to Begin in Volatile Area

• Rice wins Egypt’s backing for conference

• House votes to extend ban on Internet taxes

• Clinton discusses struggles with work-life balance

• Carville: Jeb Bush will be GOP nominee

• Mukasey Favors Independent Justice Dept.

• House Passes Media Shield Bill

• Bill to Condemn Genocide in Jeopardy

• NC Democrats Want to Vote on Jan. 26

• Iowa Caucus Date Is Moved

• Candidates Step Up Spending on Ads, Mail

• Iraq Drawdown to Begin in Volatile Area

• House Rebukes State on Iraqi Corruption

• Retirement Season Hits GOP Hard

• Can Republicans take back the House in 2008?

• Bush Stands His Ground on Budget

• Armed forces see sharp drop in black enlistments

• Craig Appeals Ruling on Guilty Plea

• Analysis: GOP Words Get Sharper

• Edwards Gets Endorsement From Iowa Union

• Al-Qaeda in Iraq reported crippled

• Detentions to Be Top Topic for Mukasey

• Bush Raps Democrats on Spending Bills

• At an Army School for Officers, Blunt Talk About Iraq

• Craig inducted into Idaho hall of fame

• Democrats pledge new bill on children’s insurance if override fails

• Wealthy Colleges Questioned About Costs

• Democrats: Children Will Get Insurance

• Detentions to Be Top Topic for AG Pick

• Rice expects no ’breakthrough’ in Mideast talks

• GOP besieged after missteps, retirements

• Democrat urges override of presidential veto

• Blackwater chief’s links with GOP raise questions

• Bush: Protectionism Will Cost U.S. Jobs

• Gates Describes Army of the Future

• Lawmakers Criticize CIA Director’s Review Order

• Ex-General: ‘No End in Sight’ in Iraq

• Bush-Democrats Budget Fight Up Next

• Reid predicts Silver State Hispanics will be blue in ‘08

• Our Drinkable Water Supply Is Vanishing

• Sources: Another Republican to retire

• Clinton explains Michigan decision

• Congressman Jefferson sat silently by in court

• Sen. Kennedy undergoes surgery on blocked artery in neck

• Power from space? Pentagon likes the idea

• Illegal Weapons Exports Growing Fast

• New facility for wounded military good to go

• From One Prize to Another - Will Al Gore now run for the White House?

• Craig Ethics Complaint Backfires on GOP

• Gore Ranks as Most Effective Advocate for Curbing Global Warming

• Former Top General in Iraq Faults White House

• Civil Rights Leader Endorses Clinton

• Bush: Congress Should Pass Trade Deals

• Source: Gore thinks Clinton unstoppable

• Air Force UAV now Flying in Afghanistan

• Six-Figure Bonuses Retain Elite Troops

• Clinton Weighs Social Security Tax ‘Gap’

• Gore, U.N. Body Win Nobel Peace Prize

• Radio Campaign Targeting “Roadblock Republicans” in Senate

• Navy Strives to Retain Pregnant Sailors

• Marines to investigate Afghan shooting

• U.N. wants private security firms in Iraq held accountable

• Obama: Clinton vote on Iran shows ‘flawed’ judgment

• Gore to learn whether he’ll win Nobel Peace Prize

• Rice Says Iran ‘Lying’ About Nukes

• U.S. Military and Iraqis Say They Are Shut Out of Inquiry

• Pelosi Plans Informal Negotiations on Energy Bill

• Chief Justice Prolongs Executive Powers Debate

• Army offers big cash to keep key officers

• Marines Want Out of Iraq

• Rocket Carrying U.S. Satellite Launched

• Clinton Faces Men, Glass Ceiling in Iowa

• Army Defends Recruitment Standards

• Carter: America tortures

• Attorney general confirmation hearings begin next week

• Illegal hiring crackdown is blocked

• Iraqis Want Answers From Security Firms

• Alberto Gonzales Hires Defense Attorney

• Congressional Panel OKs Armenian Measure

• State Dept. May Phase Out Blackwater

• Troop Withdrawal Debate Put on Hold

• GOP Opposes Attempt To Revise Wiretap Law

• U.S., Iraqis Probe Civilian Killings

• Debate on Troop Withdrawals Put on Hold

• Bush Declares His Openness To Revising Education Law

• From Former Bush Aide, A Candid Assessment Of the GOP Candidates

• Clinton Cites Lessons of Partisanship

• Liberal groups target Republicans over kids heathcare veto

• Democrats withdraw from Michigan ‘beauty contest’

• Supreme Court won’t hear the appeal of apparent CIA victim

• White House releases updated security blueprint

• Most GOP candidates shed their pins

• Most GOP hopefuls say NASDAQ deal not a security threat

• Clinton proposes 401(k)s—with federal matching funds

• Guilty Plea on Bribery Case - 4 Officials Involved

• ‘State secrets’ case may get airing

• Leak severs link to al-Qaeda’s secrets

• Obama Proposes Deep Greenhouse Gas Cuts

• U.S. Military Deaths in Iraq at 3,816

• SEIU Won’t Endorse Candidates

• Clinton: Trade Deals Should Be Rejudged

• Democrats Talk Sense to Democrats

• Iraq Seeks Blackwater Ouster

• Democrats Focus on Youth in Iowa

• Bush Honors Fallen Firefighters

• Leavitt Seeks Deal on Children’s Health

• Medicare Audits Show Problems in Private Plans

• Democrats positioned to widen majority in Senate

• Analysis: Clinton Extending Her Lead

• WWII interrogators decry methods being used today

• Congresswoman Dies After Cancer Fight

• Bush, Texas at Odds Over Death Case

• Bush Talks of Compromise on Health Bill

• Rice Issues New Rules for Blackwater

• Guantanamo Prosecutor Quits Post, Pentagon Says

• Rice Issues Orders to Rein in Blackwater

• Bush Says US ‘Does Not Torture’

• Bill Clinton envisions diplomatic role

• Bill Applies U.S. Laws to Contractors

• Disaster Farm Fund Approved

• Means Test Sought for Medicare Drug Plan

• Obama Hopes to Surprise Clinton in Iowa

• Democrats Want to See Interrogation Memo

• 10-year-old allegedly terrorized during Willmar immigration raid

• Fla. Dems Sue National Party on Primary

• Obama Stops Wearing Flag Pin

• Democrats Want to See Interrogation Memo

• House OKs Bill to Prosecute Contractors

• Officer: Drop Marine’s Murder Charges

• Sen. Craig vows to remain in office for term

• Justice OK’d harsh tactics

• Judge Denies Craig Motion to Revoke Plea

• White House denies torture assertion

• Clinton Would Fund Stem Cell Research

• GOP Hunts for Delegates in California

• Child Health Veto Will Be Election Issue

• Blacks Split Between Clinton, Obama

• Congress Reining in Private Contractors

• Warner In Hospital With Heart Problem

• Oklahoma Senator Blocks Widely Accepted Gun Bill

• House Passes Bill on Pullout

• Bush vetoes child health insurance plan

• War between the states over health insurance

• Quiet protest? Border cities stall fence progress

• Dems Propose Raising Taxes to Pay for War

• Army Meets Recruiting Goal of 80,000

• Obey Battles Bush, Bono to Defend Democrats’ Goals

• Questions Raised Over Terror Exercise

• The dark truth about Blackwater

• Files Raise Questions on Gitmo Transfers

• Report: Millions Wasted on Gov’t Travel

• Blackwater Chairman Defends His Company

• The Bush administration’s ties to Blackwater

• Former Presidents Can’t Withhold Records

• Obama Urges Eliminating Nuclear Weapons

• Blackwater Chairman Defends His Company

• Clinton Raises $22 Million, Bests Obama

• House Moves on Troop Withdrawal Plan

• Conservatives consider 3rd-party run

• Senate Approves $150B in War Funding

• Top Democrat slams Limbaugh over ‘phony soldiers’

• Some Women Who Could Be First Lady

• Congress Wants to Curb War Contractors

• Obama Raises $19 Million in Quarter

• Senate Approves $150B in War Funding

• Iraqi Deaths Fall by 50 Percent, Biden Resolution Clarified

• Seymour Hersh: “The President Has Accepted Ethnic Cleansing”

• GOP Offers New Iraq Plan

• Activists Want Change in Military Divorce Law

• Death From All Sides

• U.S. dismantling warheads faster than expected

• Iraq Wiretap Delay Not Quite as Presented

• Prosecutors Lay Out Case Against Jefferson

• Taxes, Health Lead Hill Agenda

• Leading Indicators Point Down for GOP

• Kennedy Faces Tough Choice in 2008 Race

• U.S. Military Death Toll Down in Iraq

• Gitmo Detainees on Supreme Court Docket