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Wednesday, July 9, 2008

Bush: 'Significant progress' on climate change

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....(more)

General says Iraqi security forces still need help

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....(more)

Senate to pass bill overhauling eavesdropping rules

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....(more)

Rice collects honor for role in freeing medics

Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice was collecting Bulgaria's highest honor on Wednesday for her help in securing Libya's release of six medics nearly a year ago. Rice played less of a public role than several other international figures in winning the medics' release, but Libya agreed to free them in part to improve its relationship with the United States....(more)

Fed to curb shady home-lending practices

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....(more)

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Terror profiles at issue for Mukasey

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....(more)

The story of Mosul: Few jobs, lots of trouble

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....(more)

GOP: Don't blame manufacturers for toxic trailers

Republicans are blaming the federal government for not having standards for safe levels of formaldehyde in trailers used by Hurricane Katrina victims....(more)

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