For Democrats, a Scandal of Their Own  —  WASHINGTON, May 22 — Democrats' plans to make Republican corruption a theme of their election strategy this year have been complicated by accusations of wrongdoing in their own ranks, leading the party to try on Monday to blunt the political effects …

For Clintons, Delicate Dance of Married and Public Lives  —  Bill and Hillary Clinton flew to Chicago together last month to deliver speeches a few hours and a few miles apart.  And like any couple, they thought about having dinner at day's end.  But life is not so simple when you are married to a Clinton.

PRESS RELEASE: AMIR TAHERI ADDRESSES QUERIES ABOUT DRESS CODE STORY  —  Regarding the dress code story it seems that my column was used as the basis for a number of reports that somehow jumped the gun.  —  As far as my article is concerned I stand by it.  —  The law has been passed …

Personal Data on Veterans Is Stolen  —  Burglary Leaves Millions at Risk Of Identity Theft  —  As many as 26.5 million veterans were placed at risk of identity theft after an intruder stole an electronic data file this month containing their names, birth dates and Social Security numbers …

VOA's Baghdad Bureau Still Closed After Six Months  —  The Voice of America's bureau in Baghdad has been closed for the past six months, ever since the government-funded agency withdrew its only reporter in Iraq after she was fired upon in an ambush and her security guard was later killed.

Iraqi Charities Plant Seed of Civil Society  —  BAGHDAD, Iraq, May 22 — In the wave of lawlessness and frantic self-interest that has washed over this war-weary nation, small acts of pure altruism often go unnoticed.  —  Like the tiny track suits and dresses that Najat al-Saiedi takes …

Iraqis to control security 'by end of year'  —  James Sturcke and agencies  —  The new Iraqi prime minister, Nuri al-Maliki, today said Iraqis could be in control of security by the end of the year in all of the country apart from Baghdad and Anbar province.

Secret Guarding  —  The new secrecy doctrine so secret you don't even know about it.  —  Last Thursday, a federal court in Virginia threw out a lawsuit against the government that had been brought by a German citizen named Khalid el-Masri.  El-Masri alleged that the government had violated U.S. law when …

Is Left-Leaning Google Censoring Right-Leaning Websites?  —  Something frighteningly ominous has been happening on the Internet lately: Google, without any prior explanation or notice, has been terminating its News relationship with conservative e-zines and web journals.

Dodd Poised For Possible '08 Presidential Run  —  WASHINGTON — Sen. Christopher J. Dodd said today he has "decided to do all the things that are necessary to prepare to seek the presidency in 2008."  —  The Connecticut Democrat will hire staff, raise money and travel around the country …

Cheney's Guy  —  He's barely known outside Washington's corridors of power, but David Addington is the most powerful man you've never heard of.  Here's why:  —  One week after the September 11 terrorist attacks, President George W. Bush briefly turned his gaze away from the unfolding crisis …

President Bush Discusses Global War on Terror  —  Arie Crown Theater at Lakeside Center — McCormick Place  —  THE PRESIDENT: Thank you all very much.  Thanks for the warm welcome.  It's great to be back in Chicago, home of the mighty Chicago White Sox.  (Applause.)  World champs.

County treasurer dies suddenly  —  Harris County Treasurer Jack Cato, a former award-winning newsman and Houston police spokesman, died Monday of heart failure while undergoing tests at St. Luke's Hospital for a heart condition.  He was 70.  —  Cato had served as county treasurer since 1999 …