Search

Reports that the White House has refused to answer any questions about new evidence of the role of Karl Rove, senior aide to President George W. Bush, in leaking the name of an undercover Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) officer. Earlier statements by the White House that any administration official involved would be fired; Demands by Democrats that the administration provide a full account of any involvement by Rove; Concerns of Republicans about possible effects on Bush's second-term agenda; Comments of Senator Charles E. Schumer, Democrat of New York; Refusal of the White House press secretary, Scott McClellan, to address questions about Rove in news briefings; How new evidence suggests that Rove discussed the CIA officer with a reporter from "Time" magazine without identifying her by name; Background on the criminal investigation into how the CIA officer's name came to appear in a syndicated newspaper column two years ago; Issue of Rove's standing as among the most powerful men in Washington, D.C. and his place in the innermost councils of the White House;. INSET: The White House on the Leak.

Reports on the inauguration of U.S. President George W. Bush on January 20, 2005. Details of the inauguration ceremony, during which Bush was sworn in by Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist; Key quotations from Bush's inaugural speech; Focus of Bush's speech on the role of the U.S. in world politics; Security measures taken to protect the inaugural proceedings in Washington D.C.

Reports on the State of the Union address given by United States President George W. Bush to members of Congress in Washington D.C. on January 20, 2004. Emphasis on the war on terror; denunciation of gay marriage; Proposal to return to the Moon; Defense against critics of his policies; Lack of evidence for weapons of mass destruction in Iraq; Call to make tax cuts permanent; Plans for health care reform; Immigration policy; No Child Left Behind Act; Democratic rebuttal.

Reports on the plans of U.S. President George W. Bush's consultants against presidential candidate Howard Dean in Washington D.C. Description given by the consultants to Dean that would gave impact to the voters during the election; Setting up of upbeat themes and policy ideas; Policy initiatives made by the president's political team led by senior adviser Karl Rove.

Provides a point of view of the Iraq War from the White House, Washington, D.C. Anxiety of the period just prior to the outbreak of war; Description of how the administration of president George W. Bush's war plan was implemented; Reaction of Bush and others during a period of resistance to United States forces, and the capture of several soldiers; Progress of the war; Administration of Iraq following its capitulation; Significance of Bush's conduct of the war.