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Focuses on the denouncement by Democrats against Condoleeza Rice as the proponent of the misleading Iraq Policy used by the U.S. to justify its actions in the Middle East. Accusation of exaggerating the threat of unconventional weapons before the war; Failure to describe the realistic conditions and issues facing U.S. soldiers in Iraq; Criticism against the Democrats by Republicans for using partisan politics to delay the confirmation of Rice as the first African-American woman appointed as secretary of state; Suggestion for the election of more Democrats to the U.S. senate in the 2006 midterm elections to correct the misdirection of the Iraqi war and reckless state policies.

The article focuses on the attack by U.S. President Donald Trump on unauthorized immigrants and the judicial system that handles them, saying that they should be sent back immediately without due process. Topics covered include how the comment has led to confusions on his executive order ending the separation of children from parents, constitutional questions and dissension faced by his call to ignore due process, and how his conflicting statements are complicating legislative effort.

The article reports on the trust earned by U.S. President-elect Donald Trump from coal miners aiming to boost the condition of the country's coal mining industry. The coal miners who are optimistic about Trump's ability to improve the industry include Bo Copley, Danny Maynard and Larry Gannon. The author finds that the miners are considered about the regulations imposed by President Barack Obama to cut carbon emissions from power plants.

The article reports on the partnership of U.S. Senators Ted Cruz and Dianne Feinstein on immigration law amidst the issue of border crisis in the country.

The article reports on the call to arrest Dreamers, undocumented immigrants who are protected from deportation under former U.S. president Barack Obama-era initiative, which provoked considerable eye-rolling from Congress members on January 30, 2018.

The article focuses on the efforts of women's health advocates to expand insurance coverage for contraception in Nevada, and talks of legislation to cover all forms of birth control proposed by attorney general Eric Schneiderman, Affordable Care Act, and exemptions made due to religious aspects.

The article reports that U.S. President George W. Bush focused on the Iraq War and tax policy in his 2008 State of the Union address, the last one of his term in office. After urging the Congress to pass his $150 billion tax rebate package, Bush spent most of the speech on the subject of Iraq, and indicated the U.S. should be prepared to keep troops in that country long after he leaves office in 2009.

The article reports that U.S. President George W. Bush denied the U.S. tortured detainees suspected of terrorism. The statement came in response to reports that in 2005 the Justice Department issued secret legal opinions justifying interrogation practices the administration has previously publicly renounced. Bush said Congress had been "fully briefed" on the methods. Democratic members said that contention was false.

The article reports that U.S. President George W. Bush will use a September 13, 2007 televised address to say a decision to possibly remove 30,000 troops in Iraq as part of his "surge" policy sometime in 2008 s a compromise with opponents of the war. Democratic party critics including U.S. Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi say the withdrawal is the result of military necessity, not a change in policy. The U.S. troop level cannot be maintained without extending Iraq tours of duty.

The article examines the fact finding trips taken to Iraq by members of the U.S. Congress during their August, 2007 recess. The trips are by necessity highly structured affairs in which the representatives are exposed primarily to U.S. generals and Iraqis whose views of the war mirror those of the administration of U.S. President George W. Bush. Congressional critics of the war regard the trips as taxpayer funded public relations.

The article reports that in a speech to the Veterans of Foreign Wars, U.S. President George W. Bush stated that a "free Iraq" was a goal within reach. Bush compared the Iraq War to the Vietnam War, and said if U.S. forces left the former country, massacres of innocent civilians would be the result. A U.S. intelligence service report to be released on August 23, 2007 is expected to present a grimmer picture of the situation in Iraq.

The article examines indications the administration of U.S. President George W. Bush is tempering its support for Iraq's Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki. Bush expressed frustration at the lack of progress towards political reconcilation in Iraq, as did U.S. Ambassador Ryan Crocker. The shift comes as Bush attempts once again to rally domestic political support for continuing the Iraq War, and may not signal a change in policy. There is no visible successor for Maiiki's government.

The article reports that U.S. President George W. Bush told the U.S. Congress it had no right to manage Iraq War policy. In a press conference, Bush stated the war was a conflict with al-Qaeda, and predicted mass killings if U.S. forces left the country. Hours later, the U.S. House passed a bill requiring most U.S. forces to leave Iraq by April 1, 2008.

The article reports on the political debate in the U.S. Senate among lead Republicans and President George W. Bush over the continued presence of troops in Iraq. Bush made comments during a speech in Ohio that implied he was open to considering limits on the U.S. military involvement in the area. But, some politicians are pushing for a deadline date for complete troop withdrawal from Iraq.

The article reports that U.S. President George W. Bush has proposed setting a long-term goal to cut worldwide greenhouse gas emissions, and wants other high-polluting nations to create an agreement by the end of 2007 on how to do so. The proposal reverses prior administration policy on greenhouse gases, which was to resist calls for action to limit them. Bush will present his proposal to the Group of 8 industrial nations summit conference in June 2007.

The article discusses how some Republicans in the United States Congress have indicated to President George W. Bush that progress must be made in the stabilization of Iraq by September 2007. According to the article there are many within the United States government who are uncertain of what "progress" would truly indicate. The article reports that several lawmakers are trying to create legislation that would clearly define the word "progress" as it relates to the Iraq War.

The article reports that leaders of the House Intelligence Committee have said that they agreed to open a Congressional inquiry prompted by U.S. President George W. Bush's domestic surveillance program. According to the author, a dispute immediately broke out among committee Republicans over the scope of the inquiry. Comments made by New Mexico Republican Representative Heather A. Wilson are reviewed.

The article looks at how Congressional Republicans have expressed growing doubts about the National Security Agency program created to intercept international communications inside the United States without court warrants. The author suggests that comments made by Republican Representative Heather A. Wilson have caused many other legislators to begin to speak out against the legality of the program, which has been defended by the administration of U.S. President George W. Bush. According to the author, lawmakers have grown skeptical about Bush's assertion that he has the inherent authority to order domestic wiretaps following the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001.

President Obama was noticeably silent last month when the Iowa Supreme Court overturned the state's ban on same-sex marriage. But now Mr. Obama -- who has said he opposes same-sex marriage as a Christian but describes himself as a ''fierce advocate of equality'' for gay men and lesbians -- is under pressure to engage on a variety of gay issues that are coming to the fore amid a dizzying pace of social, political, legal and legislative change. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

The article focuses on the current environmental policy of U.S. President George W. Bush. Bush has included environmental conservation as an important aspect of his policy. His policies on global warming were under scrutiny from environmentalists. Bush had 10 year, $1 billion policy to enhance the condition of parks in the U.S. Previously, Bush offered a gift of marine reserve in the Northwest Hawaiian Islands.

The article informs that U.S. President George W. Bush has made a big deal about ethanol, the fuel derived from plants, in his State of the Union address on January 23, 2007. Bush's visit to the DuPont Experimental Station, which conducts federally financed research into the development of alternative fuels, has amounted to a sales pitch for Bush's plan to reduce projected gasoline consumption by 20 percent over the next 10 years.

The article focuses on the strategy of U.S. President George W. Bush on Iraq. He seems to be convinced about the prospect of his success in Iraq. He has decided to send more troops in Iraq to secure peace in the country so that the U.S. forces could be permanently withdrawn. Several of his own partymen are opposing his strategy.

The article reports that U.S. President George W. Bush has reversed the ban on India on nuclear cooperation that was imposed in 1974. In return for access to America technology, India has to open its nuclear program to international inspection. Bush said that India can now operate its civilian nuclear program under internationally accepted guidelines and the whole world is going to be safer as a result.

Reports that President George W. Bush's plans to reduce the explosive growth of Medicaid, the government insurance program for the poor, ran into a roadblock when the U.S. Senate voted to strip its 2006 budget of all proposed Medicaid cuts. Possibility that the move will prevent Congress from adopting a budget this year; Agreement by a vote of 52 to 48 to strike language calling for $14 billion in Medicaid spending cuts over the next five years; Decision to create a commission to study the program and recommend changes, reporting back in one year; Vote of 218 to 214 in the House to approve its own $2.57 trillion budget resolution that included $69 billion in cuts to entitlement programs, including Medicaid; Reference to a collision course between the House and the Senate; Suggestion that the Medicaid vote is a setback to Mr. Bush's domestic agenda.

Discusses attitudes of U.S. Republicans regarding big government. Reference to President George W. Bush's proposed budget; Influence of politician Newt Gingrich as Speaker of the House of Representatives in 1995; Fervor of Republicans in the mid-90s; Call for eliminating programs and federal departments; Observation that government continued to grow; Likelihood of the trend continuing; Reasons for government expansion, including the growth of mandatory entitlements like Medicare and Medicaid; Views of political analysts. INSET: About-Face of the Gingrich Brigade.

Reports that U.S. President George W. Bush's administration has acknowledged that additional lines or embryonic stem cells could speed scientific research. Importance of the acknowledgement to efforts to ease limits on taxpayer financing for the studies; Criticism of the use of embryonic stem cells for medical treatments.

Discusses how the debate over embryonic stem-cell research is re-emerging as an election issue in the United States. Efforts of advocates, including former first lady Nancy Reagan, to loosen the limits on federal financing for stem-cell research; Controversial nature of embryonic stem-cell use; How stem-cell research has progressed slowly during the past three years; Discussion among politicians regarding stem-cells and government policies.

Reports that U.S. President George W. Bush is expected to propose a health care initiative in his 2004 State of the Union address to help the insured and uninsured. Pressure on Bush because of the growing budget deficit; Proposal of a package of tax credits for the uninsured; Rebuttal to the State of the Union address by legislators Tom Daschle and Nancy Pelosi.

Discusses the implications of an interpretation of U.S. President George W. Bush's policy on human embryonic stem cell research by the National Institutes of Health. Ruling which determined that federally financed researchers could study new stem cell lines in university laboratories if they do not mix federal and private funds; Background on the ban on federal financing for embryo experiments; How research is progressing more slowly than expected; Issues of intellectual property and technical difficulties.

Reports on appropriations made by the United States Congress for global AIDS relief. Amount appropriated by both the House Appropriations Committee and the Senate Appropriations Committee; Historical reluctance of Congress to address this issue; Reasons why Representative Richard A. Gephardt, Senator Jesse Helms and others changed their policies regarding AIDS-related appropriations, including a focus on children with AIDS; Global incidence of AIDS.

Reports that the United States Health and Human Services department issued mammography guidelines that recommends the tests and lowers the age at which women should receive them to forty-years-old. Reasons for the policy change; Debate over the effectiveness of mammograms; Benefits of receiving a mammography at this age.

Profiles D.A. Henderson of the United States Office of Public Health Preparedness, which will aid in bioterrorism prevention in the U.S. His previous efforts to eradicate official stocks of smallpox worldwide; Controversy surrounding his appointment to a position within the administration of U.S. President George W. Bush, which has chosen to retain U.S. smallpox stocks; Highlights of his career.

Reports on the United States' plan for stockpiling smallpox vaccine. Reasons why the administration sped up its timetable, including the September 11, 2001 attacks and the anthrax scares; Comments of Tommy G. Thompson, secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services; Commitment of President George W. Bush; Background on smallpox in the U.S. and efforts to start vaccine programs.

Reports that a panel of the United States National Academy of Sciences has concluded that new colonies of human embryonic stem cells will be necessary if the science is to advance. Expectation that this will inflame political debate over the decision of U.S. President George W. Bush that federally financed research should include only existing stem cell lines; How the panel also endorsed the use of cloning technology to create new stem cells for therapeutic use; Background on this issue. INSET: The Panel's Recommendations.

Reports that the administration of United States President George W. Bush has acknowledged that fewer than half of the human embryonic stem colonies which were included in eligibility for federal funding are fully ready for research. Statement made by Tommy Thompson, secretary of health and human services, that more colonies would be ready by the time grant money became available; Details of Bush's stem cell policy; Outlook for research, including issues of patent rights.

Reports the actions of United States President George W. Bush's administration to move forward with plans to fund limited human embryonic stem cell research. Details of the funding initiative announced by Secretary of Health and Human Services Tommy Thompson; Registry that is being created by the National Institutes of Health to list the stem cell lines which federally funded researchers can study; Response of patients groups and scientists.

Discusses the issue of cloning in regards to stem cell research. Expectations for the United States House of Representatives to consider two competing cloning bills; Ban placed on cloning to create babies or to make embryos for medical research, known as therapeutic cloning; Response from representatives.

Reports on the announcement by United States Senator Bill Frist, a transplant surgeon and a close ally of President George W. Bush, that he supported federal financing for embryonic stem cell research within a very carefully regulated, fully transparent framework. Description of Frist's plan for the research; Why Frist's views are important; Question as to how Bush will resolve the debate over stem cell experimentation; Way that stem cell research can be beneficial.

Focuses on the debate over embryonic stem cell research. Campaign urging United States President George W. Bush not to permit federal financing of stem cell research that destroys human embryos; Views that stem cell research may be helpful in curing diseases, such as diabetes; Question whether it is appropriate to use taxpayer money to conduct experiments that might save human life when those experiments require the destruction of human life, or embryos; Way that stem cells could be used; Support and opposition for the research.

Reports on the controversy surrounding embryonic cell research in the United States. How President George W. Bush is nearing a decision concerning federal funding for the research; Efforts of Republicans to ban embryonic cell research while allowing research on adult stem cells; View from scientists that the research may cure diseases; Scientific, political, and religious complications which may delay the decision.

Focuses on the debate over human embryo stem cell research, as of July 1, 2001. Support of the research by United States Senator Orrin Hatch (R-Utah), who opposes abortion; Perceived uncertainty over the moral status of an embryo; Speculation regarding whether President George W. Bush will support federal financing of the research.

Announces the renewal of a contract between the United States government and the United Network for Organ Sharing for the management of the nation's organ transplant system. Reason for the renewal; Information on a dispute between the parties; Terms of the agreement.

Focuses on the need for a government-run health benefit plan in order to regulate the prices of prescription drugs in the United States. Estimates of increases in total drug spending in the US since 1998; Questions regarding the legitimacy of the pharmaceutical industry's pricing policies; Economic impact of the Medicare program; Outlook for legislation for the control of drug prices.

Alleges that United States Vice President and presidential candidate Al Gore's image as a drug industry opponent is not entirely true. Contradictions in his support and attack of the pharmaceutical industry; Reaction from industry lobbyists; Gore and his endorsement of biotechnology companies; Campaign issues which have gained favor with voters, such as partial privatization of health insurance and prescription-drug price control.

Highlights the restrictions given by the United States Food and Drug Administration to the distribution and prescription of the French abortion pill, RU-486, or mifepristone. Information on a study conducted by the Kaiser Family Foundation regarding the potential of the drug; Reason behind the complications in the final approval of the drug; Information on the requirements for the drug's approval.

Reports on the United States Food and Drug Administration's approval for the marketing of saline breast implants on May 10, 2000. Benefits of breast implants; Risks of infection; Information on the studies on saline implants.

Focuses on the high price of prescription drugs in the United States despite the investment of tax dollars in the research and development of new drugs. Controversy surrounding the price of Xalatan, a glaucoma therapy developed by Pharmacia Corp. and subsidized by the National Institutes of Health (NIH); Effects of the Bayh-Dole Act of 1980, which requires federally financed drug researchers to patent and commercialize their inventions; Comparison of US and international drug prices.

Deals with medical issues involving Jesse Gelsinger, an teenager who died in September 1999 while participating in a gene-therapy experiment at the University of Pennsylvania. Implications of the case to the regulation of clinical trial; Action taken by the United States Food and Drug Administration against human gene-therapy experiments; Accusations of the victim's father against the researchers.

Reports that the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has temporarily shut down human gene therapy experiments at the University of Pennsylvania. Inspections which uncovered numerous serious deficiencies in ensuring patient safety during a clinical trial that cost the life of 18-year-old Jesse Gelsinger; Details of the investigation report and the experiment in which Gelsinger participated; Response of university officials.

Reports Pennsylvania state health officials' plans to begin offering a stipend to help families of organ donors cover their funeral expenses. Implementation and provisions of a 1994 law; Question of whether the payments violate the United States National Organ Transplant Act.