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Bush administration lifts sanctions, moves to take North Korea off terrorist list
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June 26, 2008 - 9:26 AM EST
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President Bush said Thursday he will lift key trade sanctions against North Korea and remove it from the U.S. terrorism blacklist, a remarkable turnaround in policy toward the communist regime he once branded as part of an "axis of evil."The announcement came after North Korea handed over a long-awaited accounting of its nuclear work to Chinese officials on Thursday, fulfilling a key step in the denuclearization process.Bush...
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Bush announces he will lift trade sanctions against North Korea and remove it from terrorism list
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June 26, 2008 - 7:56 AM EST
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President Bush said Thursday he will lift key trade sanctions against North Korea and remove it from the U.S. terrorism blacklist, a remarkable turnaround in policy toward the communist regime that Bush once branded as part of an "axis of evil."The announcement came after North Korea handed over a long-awaited accounting of its nuclear work to Chinese officials on Thursday, fulfilling a key step in the denuclearization process....
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Supreme Court to issue right-to-bear-arms decision today in case over D.C. anti-handgun law
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June 26, 2008 - 7:37 AM EST
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The Supreme Court is meeting to issue its final three opinions of the term, including defining Americans' right to own guns.The challenge to the ban on handguns in Washington, D.C., is the biggest case left on the court's docket. It also is expected to resolve disputes over a campaign finance law and contracts negotiated during the Western energy crisis in 2001.The justices won't return to the bench until Oct. 6, the start...
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Christian leaders, key to President Bush in 2004, might turn away from John McCain in 2008
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June 26, 2008 - 4:30 AM EST
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If Christian conservatives stay on the sidelines during the fall campaign, presidential hopeful John McCain probably stays in the Senate.Christian conservatives provided much of the on-the-ground, door-to-door activity for President Bush's 2004 re-election in Ohio and in other swing states. Without them, the less-organized and lower-profile McCain campaign is likely to struggle to replicate Bush's success. And so far, there's...
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After Supreme Court ruling, incensed politicians vow to keep trying to execute child rapists
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June 26, 2008 - 3:51 AM EST
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Angry politicians vowed to keep writing laws that condemn child rapists to death, despite a Supreme Court decision saying such punishment is unconstitutional."Anybody in the country who cares about children should be outraged that we have a Supreme Court that would issue a decision like this," said Alabama Attorney General Troy King, a Republican. The justices, he said, are "creating a situation where the country is a less...
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131 Days to the Election: A look at the race for 2008 on Thursday
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June 26, 2008 - 3:21 AM EST
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IN THE HEADLINESChristian leaders, key to President Bush in 2004, might turn away from McCain in 2008 ... Obama, McCain say they disagree with Supreme Court decision outlawing death penalty for child rapists___Faithful might not be voters in NovemberCOLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) _ If Christian conservatives stay on the sidelines during the fall campaign, presidential hopeful John McCain probably stays in the Senate.Christian conservatives...
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Christian leaders, key to President Bush in 2004, might turn away from McCain in 2008
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June 26, 2008 - 3:07 AM EST
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If Christian conservatives stay on the sidelines during the fall campaign, presidential hopeful John McCain probably stays in the Senate.Christian conservatives provided much of the on-the-ground, door-to-door activity for President Bush's 2004 re-election in Ohio and in other swing states. Without them, the less-organized and lower-profile McCain campaign is likely to struggle to replicate Bush's success. And so far, there's...
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Fed is signaling aggressive rate cuts are over, unclear about when rate hikes will come
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June 26, 2008 - 3:06 AM EST
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The Federal Reserve's aggressive period of cutting interest rates to keep the country from falling into a recession is over. That point is in general agreement. The trouble starts when you try to figure out what period the Fed has now entered.Could the central bank keep rates unchanged for a considerable period? Yes, many analysts say, predicting that the Fed will leave rates alone until next spring.However, other economists...
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Supreme Court slashes billion-dollar punitive damages award in 1989 Exxon Valdez oil spill
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June 26, 2008 - 1:23 AM EST
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The Supreme Court on Wednesday slashed the $2.5 billion punitive damages award in the Exxon Valdez disaster to $500 million, a decision that could have broader implications for limiting how much courts can order businesses to pay.The decision was hailed by the business community and decried by environmentalists and Alaskans.The court ruled that the victims of the worst oil spill in U.S. history may collect punitive damages...
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