Bolton Vote Lasts A Little Longer
Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist (R-TENN) couldn't keep it together for the vote on Bush's nominee for the U.N. on Thursday. Democrats demanded additional documents from the White House involving Bolton and Frist couldn't get the 60 needed to shut down debate on the issue. The Senate postponed the vote until June 6th, after their upcoming recess.
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Date: 2005-05-27
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Bill Clinton Stumping Against AIDS
Former President Bill Clinton spent time in India this week addressing the worldwide pandemic known as HIV/AIDS. Clinton challenged U.S. policy flexibility on AIDS funding and urged India to loosen it's new patent laws in order to make sure poorer countries continue to be able to received the low cost drugs needed to fight this horrible tragedy.
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Date: 2005-05-27
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WHO Sets New Rules for Disease Outbreaks
The World Health Organization (WHO) announced today new International Health Regulations to help contain disease outbreaks in the contemporary world. New diseases like SARS and bird flu as well as old diseases like polio emphasize the need for new measures and rules to help control these outbreaks.
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Date: 2005-05-23
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First Shots Fired In Filibuster Fight
The Senate opened debate this today on President Bush's judicial nominee Priscilla Owen, a Texas Supreme Court Judge and they also lit the fuse in this stick of dynamite consuming the U.S. Senate right now.
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Date: 2005-05-18
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Abducted Woman Unharmed So Far
Yesterday it was reported that an Italian woman that works for international relief agency CARE, was pulled out of her car and kidnapped by four armed men in Afghanistan's capital, Kabul.
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Date: 2005-05-17
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Carnage Ensues in Uzbekistan
Between 200 and 300 people were killed as troops in Uzbekistan opened fire on a group of insurgents who were trying to break through a group of police and soldiers.
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Date: 2005-05-14
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Pilots Released After Moving Into White House Airspace
It's a delightful May morning. The sun is shining, no rain, it's gorgeous out. You've got a road trip to an air show in North Carolina planned. So you get in the plane with your instructor. You run through the checks and do all the things you do to prepare for takeoff.
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Date: 2005-05-12
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WHO Struggles to Contain Polio Outbreaks
Yemen and Indonesia are the latest victims of polio outbreaks in the world. Indonesia reported 6 cases with more expected last week in a district of West Java. Yemen wasn't so lucky with 63 reported cases and it continues to spread.
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Date: 2005-05-12
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Polio Pounds Yemen
Polio pounds the Yemeni population as 63 cases of the paralytic virus spread. This combined with the recent outbreak in Indonesia has the WHO on red alert. The problem is that virus is spreading through countries previously polio free.
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Date: 2005-05-11
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Cessna Spooks Security: F16s Scramble Over White House
F16s scrambled over Washington today when a small Cessna aircraft flew within 3 miles of the White House, Capitol, and Supreme Court buildings. While President Bush was not in town today, Vice-president Cheney and first lady Laura Bush with her special guest, former first lady Nancy Reagan were taken to secure locations.
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Date: 2005-05-11
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US and China Disagree On N. Korea
With concerns mounting about an imminent North Korean nuclear test, the United States, China, and South Korea have all called on Kim Jong-Il to resume talks. But the US and China have differing opinions about exactly how to persuade him to do so.
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Date: 2005-05-09
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FBI Plugs Pentagon Leak
The US Dept. of Justice announced today that Pentagon analyst Lawrence Franklin, 58, has been arrested and charged with giving classified information about potential attacks on US Iraqi forces.
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Date: 2005-05-04
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North Korea Pushes Tensions Further
On the heels of new missile tests by North Korea, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice warned informed Pyongyang the U.S. could defend itself and its allies against nuclear and missile threats
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Date: 2005-05-02
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