White House: 3 Americans held in Iran are innocent

The Associated Press

The White House is calling for the release of three Americans being held in Iran on accusations of espionage.

Fort Hood Muslims

Radical imam praises alleged Fort Hood shooter

Associated Press Writers

A radical American imam on Yemen's most wanted militant list who had contact with two 9/11 hijackers praised alleged Fort Hood shooter Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan as a hero on his personal Web site Monday.

Health care issues: Tax increases for overhaul

The Associated Press

A look at key issues in the health care debate:

Congress takes up expansion of Troops to Teachers program

McClatchy Newspapers

Frank McBryde says there are plenty of parallels between serving in the U.S. military and teaching.

Obama to sign vet jobs order, meet with Netanyahu

The Associated Press

President Barack Obama plans to make the federal government the model employer of America's veterans.

Supreme Court Juvenile Sentences

High court looks at life in prison for juveniles

Associated Press Writer

The Supreme Court appears sharply divided over whether sentencing a juvenile to life in prison with no chance of parole is cruel and unusual punishment, particularly if the crime is less serious than homicide.

HEALTH CARE BILLS

Advice for Obama: 'Start knocking heads' on health

Associated Press Writer

The most senior African American in Congress offered some unsolicited advice Monday to President Barack Obama on how to get his signature health care bill through a balky Senate: knock their heads together.

Pakistan

Terror training camps smaller, harder to target

Associated Press Writer

Under growing pressure from U.S. missile strikes, the al-Qaida terror network is relying more heavily on local insurgent groups along the Pakistan border to house training camps that are growing smaller and more mobile, according to counterterrorism officials and analysts.

Obama will meet Netanyahu at White House

Associated Press Writer

The White House announced Sunday that President Barack Obama would be meeting with Benjamin Netanyahu during the Israeli prime minister's trip to Washington to address Jewish groups, ending days of uncertainty.

House health care vote is just the first step

McClatchy Newspapers

Any momentum from Saturday's historic House approval of a sweeping health care overhaul is likely to be short-lived as the focus moves to the Senate, where progress has been stalled for weeks.

Obama

Obama calls new election law a milestone for Iraq

Associated Press Writer

President Barack Obama hailed the Iraqi parliament's passage Sunday of a much-delayed election law, declaring it a milestone as the Iraqi people take charge of their future.

Health Care Overhaul

GOP officials say Dems put agenda ahead of country

Associated Press Writer

Democrats just don't get the election message from voters and are pushing a liberal, big government agenda at their party's peril, Republican officials said Sunday as they predicted a political price after the majority's victory on health care.

Senator: Senate will investigate Army shootings

The Associated Press

The chairman of the Senate Homeland Security Committee says he plans to begin a congressional investigation of the shootings at Fort Hood.

Casey says war in Afghanistan needs more US troops

The Associated Press

The Army's chief of staff says he believes more troops are needed in Afghanistan. But Gen. George Casey isn't saying exactly how many more should be sent into the war.

Casey: Shootings leading to a hard look at Army

The Associated Press

The Army's chief of staff says the Army is taking a hard look at itself to make certain that something like the Fort Hood rampage doesn't happen again.

Fort Hood Shooting

Alleged shooter tied to mosque of 9/11 hijackers

Associated Press Writer

The family of the alleged Fort Hood shooter held his mother's funeral at the same Virginia mosque that two Sept. 11 hijackers attended in 2001, at a time when a radical imam preached there.

Obama's Asia tour kicks off at critical time on home front

McClatchy Newspapers

President Barack Obama will leave the country for a four-nation tour of Asia starting Wednesday despite a host of domestic concerns, including the massacre at Fort Hood, a sharply rising jobless rate, his health care legislation stalled in the Senate and his Afghanistan troop decision still pending.

Couple's book tackles evangelicals' questions on climate change

McClatchy Newspapers

As an evangelical Christian living in Texas, climate scientist Katharine Hayhoe found that many conservatives had questions about climate change based on things they'd heard on talk radio.

As oceans fall ill, Washington bureaucrats squabble

McClatchy Newspapers

Off the coast of Washington state, mysterious algae mixed with sea foam have killed more than 8,000 seabirds, puzzling scientists. A thousand miles off California, researchers have discovered the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, a swirling vortex roughly twice the size of Texas filled with tiny bits of plastic and other debris.

House Roll Call: How they voted on abortion issue

The Associated Press

The 240-194 roll call Saturday by which the House voted to prohibit federal funding of abortions in a Democratic-written health care bill.

House Roll Call: Health care

The Associated Press

The 220-215 roll call Saturday by which the House passed a Democratic-written health care bill.

Key details of Democrats' health overhaul bill

The Associated Press

The House health care bill passed Saturday would:

House passes historic health-care overhaul bill after day of wrangling

McClatchy Newspapers

The House of Representatives Saturday passed, by a 220-215 vote, historic health-care overhaul legislation that would require virtually all Americans to obtain health insurance and create a government-run health insurance plan to help them do so.

House passes resolution honoring Fort Hood victims

The Associated Press

The House has passed a resolution honoring the victims of the attack at Fort Hood, Texas.

House poised to pass historic health-care reform bill

McClatchy Newspapers

With a personal push from President Barack Obama, the House of Representatives Saturday inched closer to passing historic health care legislation that would guarantee virtually all Americans access to care.

more videos »
Quick Job Search