Ledger-Enquirer.com: AP Politics http:///254/index.xml News, sports and entertainment from Ledger-Enquirer.com en-us Copyright 2008 Ledger-Enquirer.com AP Politics 60 Wed, 09 Jul 2008 07:56:04 EDT http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss McClatchy Interactive's PubSys support@Ledger-Enquirer.com General says Iraqi security forces still need help http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/254/story/366365.html http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/254/story/366365.html Wed, 09 Jul 2008 07:54 EDT The Army three-star general who for a year led efforts to train Iraq's army and police units says progress is mixed and U.S. help is needed for the foreseeable future. Bush hails G-8 summit's work on climate change http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/254/story/366452.html http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/254/story/366452.html Wed, 09 Jul 2008 07:54 EDT President Bush on Wednesday hailed the move by G-8 leaders to coalesce behind a broad climate-change strategy, saying in a valedictory to summitry that "significant progress" has been made on global warming. Obama: Iranian missile tests call for more talks http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/254/story/366764.html http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/254/story/366764.html Wed, 09 Jul 2008 07:49 EDT Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama says that Iran's missile tests highlight the need for tougher threats of economic sanctions as well as strong incentives to persuade Baghdad to change its behavior. Rice honored in Bulgaria for helping free medics http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/254/story/366594.html http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/254/story/366594.html Wed, 09 Jul 2008 07:49 EDT Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice accepted Bulgaria's highest honor on Wednesday for helping secure the release of six medics in Libya. Senate to pass bill overhauling eavesdropping rules http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/254/story/366601.html http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/254/story/366601.html Wed, 09 Jul 2008 07:54 EDT The Senate finally is expected to pass a bill overhauling rules on secret government eavesdropping, completing a lengthy and bitter debate that pitted privacy and civil liberties concerns against the desire to prevent terrorist attacks. Fed to curb shady home-lending practices http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/254/story/365955.html http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/254/story/365955.html Wed, 09 Jul 2008 06:17 EDT The Federal Reserve will issue new rules next week aimed at protecting future homebuyers from dubious lending practices, its most sweeping response to a housing crisis that has propelled foreclosures to record highs. Today on the presidential campaign trail http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/254/story/366141.html http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/254/story/366141.html Wed, 09 Jul 2008 03:39 EDT IN THE HEADLINES Terror profiles at issue for Mukasey http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/254/story/366607.html http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/254/story/366607.html Wed, 09 Jul 2008 03:24 EDT Attorney General Michael Mukasey says the Bush administration will do everything it can to make sure the government has what it needs to fight terrorists before a new president takes over. GOP: Don't blame manufacturers for toxic trailers http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/254/story/366395.html http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/254/story/366395.html Wed, 09 Jul 2008 03:24 EDT Republicans are blaming the federal government for not having standards for safe levels of formaldehyde in trailers used by Hurricane Katrina victims. The story of Mosul: Few jobs, lots of trouble http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/254/story/366602.html http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/254/story/366602.html Wed, 09 Jul 2008 03:19 EDT Five years ago this month, Paul Wolfowitz, then the Pentagon's second-ranking official, dropped in on this northern city to take its temperature. He walked the streets, chatted with locals and came to a quick conclusion: The people here had grown impatient with post-invasion chaos. Developing economies don't back G-8 climate goal http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/254/story/365778.html http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/254/story/365778.html Wed, 09 Jul 2008 02:09 EDT A joint gathering of major developed and developing nations on Wednesday agreed that climate change was "one of the great global challenges of our time" and pledged to back a United Nations effort to conclude new climate pact by 2009. The major economies said they supported longterm and midterm goals for greenhouse-gas reductions, but endorsed no targets. FTC considers backing off nicotine guidance http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/254/story/366437.html http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/254/story/366437.html Wed, 09 Jul 2008 00:34 EDT The Federal Trade Commission said Tuesday that it no longer considers reliable a test for tar and nicotine used for more than 40 years and touted by the tobacco industry in marketing "light" and "low-tar" cigarettes. Panel calls for new war powers legislation http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/254/story/365766.html http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/254/story/365766.html Wed, 09 Jul 2008 01:59 EDT The next time the president goes to war, Congress should be consulted and vote on whether it agrees, according to a bipartisan study group chaired by former secretaries of state James Baker III and Warren Christopher. McCain, Obama pitch economic plans to Hispanics http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/254/story/366151.html http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/254/story/366151.html Wed, 09 Jul 2008 00:34 EDT Republican John McCain and Democrat Barack Obama sought Tuesday to send the same message to a critical constituency: They understand that Hispanics share the same economic concerns as other Americans - and they will help the whole country prosper. McCain to talk pocketbook education issues http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/254/story/366410.html http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/254/story/366410.html Tue, 08 Jul 2008 23:29 EDT Sen. John McCain intends to talk about how teachers are paid and tutoring for poor kids when he goes before the NAACP convention next week. US, Czech Republic sign defense agreement http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/254/story/365854.html http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/254/story/365854.html Tue, 08 Jul 2008 22:14 EDT The United States and leaders of the Czech Republic agreed Tuesday to place a radar system in this former Soviet satellite that would warn of long-range missiles coming to Europe from the Middle East. Analysis: Obama won't try for McCain's budget goal http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/254/story/366373.html http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/254/story/366373.html Tue, 08 Jul 2008 21:49 EDT Barack Obama says John McCain's plan to balance the budget doesn't add up. Easy for him to say: It's not a goal he's even trying to reach. Cheney wanted cuts in climate change testimony http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/254/story/365974.html http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/254/story/365974.html Tue, 08 Jul 2008 20:54 EDT Seeking to play down the effects of global warming, Vice President Dick Cheney's office pushed to delete from congressional testimony references about the consequences of climate change on public health, a former senior EPA official claimed Tuesday. McCain: US withdrawal in Iraq will come in time http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/254/story/366471.html http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/254/story/366471.html Tue, 08 Jul 2008 20:34 EDT Republican presidential candidate John McCain played down reports Tuesday that Iraqi officials are increasing pressure on the United States to agree to a specific timeline to withdraw its forces. Political Play: Wife pokes McCain in the back http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/254/story/366463.html http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/254/story/366463.html Tue, 08 Jul 2008 21:09 EDT Cindy McCain's jab to her husband's back came a second too late Tuesday to keep him from making a wisecrack about the health impact of Iran's main import from the United States: cigarettes. Judge to Bush admin.: Guantanamo is top priority http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/254/story/366018.html http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/254/story/366018.html Tue, 08 Jul 2008 20:24 EDT A federal judge overseeing Guantanamo Bay lawsuits ordered the Justice Department to put other cases aside and make it clear throughout the Bush administration that, after nearly seven years of detention, the detainees must have their day in court. From bull semen to bras, Iran still buys American http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/254/story/365786.html http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/254/story/365786.html Tue, 08 Jul 2008 23:59 EDT Nuclear weapons? No way. But there are plenty of items on Iran's shopping list the United States is more than happy to supply: cigarettes, brassieres, bull semen and more. Probe finds dead doctors used in Medicare scams http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/254/story/366403.html http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/254/story/366403.html Tue, 08 Jul 2008 18:49 EDT Sellers of wheelchairs, drugs and other medical supplies collected as much as $93 million in fraudulent Medicare claims based on prescriptions from doctors who actually were dead, some for 10 years or more, a congressional investigation has found. NTSB to probe near collision over JFK airport http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/254/story/366088.html http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/254/story/366088.html Tue, 08 Jul 2008 18:09 EDT The National Transportation Safety Board said Tuesday it is investigating a near collision of two airborne jetliners at Kennedy Airport in New York over the weekend. Judge dismisses Condit suit against Dunne http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/254/story/366243.html http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/254/story/366243.html Tue, 08 Jul 2008 17:55 EDT A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit by former Congressman Gary Condit claiming author Dominick Dunne slandered him over the death of a young female intern. Safety board: signs factor in Atlanta bus crash http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/254/story/366005.html http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/254/story/366005.html Tue, 08 Jul 2008 17:55 EDT The National Transportation Safety Board put heavy blame on the Georgia Department of Transportation Tuesday for an Atlanta bus crash last year that killed five college baseball players, saying confusing highway signs were a primary cause. Obama ad attacks McCain on energy solutions http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/254/story/366156.html http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/254/story/366156.html Tue, 08 Jul 2008 17:49 EDT In his first negative ad of the general election campaign, Democrat Barack Obama said John McCain is "part of the problem" of high gas prices and tried to parry Republican criticism of his own energy policy. FDA calls for urgent warning on tendon risks http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/254/story/366031.html http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/254/story/366031.html Tue, 08 Jul 2008 17:44 EDT Drug safety officials Tuesday imposed the government's most urgent safety warning on Cipro and similar antibiotics, citing evidence that they may lead to tendon ruptures, a serious injury that can leave patients incapacitated and needing extensive surgery. Poland avoids missile defense topic with Obama http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/254/story/366170.html http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/254/story/366170.html Tue, 08 Jul 2008 19:19 EDT Polish Foreign Minister Radek Sikorski said Tuesday that Republican presidential candidate Sen. John McCain would carry out the Bush administration's missile defense plans in Poland if he were elected. Waxman threatens Mukasey with contempt over leak http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/254/story/366227.html http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/254/story/366227.html Tue, 08 Jul 2008 23:54 EDT A House panel threatened Tuesday to cite Attorney General Michael Mukasey with contempt of Congress unless he produces documents from an FBI interview with Vice President Dick Cheney regarding the leak of a CIA agent's identity.