Poll: Most Americans Support NSA's Efforts  —  A majority of Americans initially support a controversial National Security Agency program to collect information on telephone calls made in the United States in an effort to identify and investigate potential terrorist threats, according to a Washington Post-ABC News poll.

Federal agents raid home of CIA's former No. 3 boss  —  VIENNA, Va.- Federal agents Friday morning raided the home of Kyle "Dusty" Foggo, who stepped down this week from the No. 3 post at the CIA amid accusations of improper ties to a defense contractor named as a co-conspirator in the bribery case …

One Juror Between Terrorist And Death  —  Only one juror stood between the death penalty and Zacarias Moussaoui and that juror frustrated his colleagues because he never explained his vote, according to the foreman of the jury that sentenced the al-Qaeda operative to life in prison last week.

Senate Passes $70 Billion in Tax Cuts  —  Measure Set to Become the Sixth Reduction in Six Years Amid Warnings on Deficit  —  The Senate gave final approval yesterday to a five-year, $70 billion tax package that would extend deep cuts to tax rates on dividends and capital gains for two years …

New Fears of Security Risks in Electronic Voting Systems  —  CHICAGO, May 11 — With primary election dates fast approaching in many states, officials in Pennsylvania and California issued urgent directives in recent days about a potential security risk in their Diebold Election Systems touch …

Pentagon Exploring Using Military to Patrol Border  —  Pentagon Exploring Ways Military Can Help Provide More Security Along U.S. Southern Border  —  WASHINGTON May 12, 2006 (AP)— The Pentagon is looking at ways the military can help provide more security along the U.S. southern border …

Democrats Won't Try To Impeach President  —  Seeking to choke off a Republican rallying cry, the House's top Democrat has told colleagues that the party will not seek to impeach President Bush even if it gains control of the House in November's elections, her office said last night.

D.C. Vote's Stars Are Aligning, Davis Says  —  Co-Sponsor Sees Enough Support On House Panel  —  A bipartisan proposal to give the nation's capital a vote in Congress has "more than enough votes" to win approval in one House committee, the panel's chairman said yesterday …

More Uranium Reportedly Found in Iran  —  The U.N. atomic agency has found traces of highly enriched uranium at an Iranian site linked to the country's defense ministry, diplomats said Friday.  The finding added to concerns that Tehran was hiding activities that could be used to make nuclear arms.

Procreation Not Recreation  —  Make more babies.  That's the lesson drawn out of two interesting stories over the last couple days.  —  First, a story Wednesday that half the kids under 5 years old in this country are minorities.  By far, the greatest number are Hispanic.  —  Know what that means?

Video calls for 'sea of blood'  —  A VIDEO by an al-Qaeda member posted on the Internet overnight calls on Muslims to attack Denmark, Norway and France for publishing cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed.  —  "Muslims avenge your Prophet .... We deeply desire that the small state of Denmark …

Gathering data may not violate privacy rights, but it could be illegal  —  WASHINGTON — The U.S. government's secret collection of Americans' phone records may not breach the Fourth Amendment's privacy guarantee, legal analysts said Thursday, but it could violate federal surveillance and telecommunication laws.

Conservatives won't be fooled again  —  The Washington DC Examiner Newspaper, The Examiner  —  WASHINGTON - Low poll numbers are nothing new to President Bush these days, but the latest surveys reflect a significant shift in the political landscape as growing numbers of conservatives …

Basics, Not Luxuries, Blamed for High Debt  —  Why are Americans so deeply in debt?  It's not because they are using credit cards to buy plasma TVs and premium coffee drinks at Starbucks.  The real culprits, according to a new analysis, are the rising costs of housing, health care and education.