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Daily Dispatch

• September 29, 2003: House Committee Questions Iraq WMD Claim; Patriot Act Use Expanded to Non-terror Investigations; and Steel Tariffs Bring Unexpected Backlash at Home.



• September 26, 2003: Iran High on Agenda at Camp David Talks; White House Seeks Greater Private-sector Involvement in Medicare; and Privacy Concerns Prompt Congress to Shut Pentagon Office.



• September 25, 2003: CIA Report to Say No WMDs Found in Iraq Yet; D.C. Mayor May Propose Takeover of Public Schools; and Gap between Rich and Poor Widens.



• September 24, 2003: GAO: Bush Missile Defense Plan Could Be a Dud; California Measure Cans Spam; and Key NASA Advisory Panel Members Resign.



• September 23, 2003: ck to the U.N.: President Defends U.S. Strategy; Public Campaign Funding Program Needs Revamping; and Bush Takes 'Faith-Based' Steps.



• September 22, 2003: Bush to U.N.: I Was Right about Iraq; Iraqi Leadership Proposes Free-Market Reforms; and Anti-Drug Media Campaign Hasn't Connected with Kids.



• September 17, 2003: GAO Head to Warn of Nation's Dismal Fiscal Outlook; Administration Unveils Plans for Terrorist Database; and More Money Doesn't Equal a Better Education.



• September 16, 2003: Senate Votes to Block FCC Media-Ownership Rules; Spending Cuts Could Offset $87 Billion Earmarked for Iraq; and Medicare Drug Benefit Brings Problems for Retirees and Young Workers.



• September 15, 2003: WTO Talks Collapse in Cancun; Sweden Rejects the Euro; and Nike Free Speech Lawsuit Settled.



• September 12, 2003: Pre-war Warning: Iraqi Collapse Could Give Terrorists WMDs; UN Votes to Lift Sanctions on Libya; and Senate Debates F.C.C. Media-ownership Rules.



• September 11, 2003: World View of America Since 9/11/01: Sympathy to Antipathy; Trade Deficit Over $40 Billion in July; and IMF Agrees to Refinance Argentine Loan.



• September 10, 2003: House Approves Vouchers for D.C. Students; WTO Meetings Underway in Cancun; and Former Envoy: U.S. Should Have Direct Talks with Pyongyang.



• September 9, 2003: Reserves, Nat'l Guard Face Longer Stay in Iraq; Justices Hear Vigorous Attacks on New Campaign Finance Law; and Justice Orders Canadian Drug Importer to Close.



• September 8, 2003: Bush Wants Doubling of Iraq Reconstruction Spending; Justices Consider Campaign Finance Rules Today; and In Alabama, Even God's Support Might Not Be Enough.



• September 5, 2003: U.S. Said to Shift Approach in Talks with North Korea; D.C. Vouchers Clear Senate Panel; and Access to Generic Drugs Not a Cure-all for AIDS-stricken Africa.



• September 4, 2003: Estrada Gives Up Confirmation Fight; Court Delays FCC's Media Ownership Rules; and China Might Dump Fixed Exchange-Rate Currency, Some Day.



• September 3, 2003: CBO: U.S. May Have to Cut Number of Troops in Iraq; Utilities' Blame Game over Blackout; and Top D.C. Officials Support Public School Choice.



• September 2, 2003: Congress Is Back: Iraq, Energy, Prescription Drugs Top Agenda; Iraqi Council Names Cabinet; and South Korea's Spam Ban Similar to U.S. Legislation.



• August 29, 2003: Ashcroft Taking Fire from GOP Stalwarts; University of Michigan's New Affirmative Action Policy; and Moderate Iraqi Shi'ite Leader Murdered.



• August 28, 2003: North Korea Has Nukes Ready to Test; Peace Roadmap Leads to More Violence; and Judges Handing Down Shorter Sentences.



• August 27, 2003: Bremer: Iraq Will Need 'Tens of Billions' of Dollars; Iran Closer to Building Nuclear Weapons?; and China Cracks Down on Reforms Debate.



• August 26, 2003: Blame NASA Bureaucratic 'Culture' for Shuttle Disaster; CBO Predicts Record-Breaking Federal Deficit; and U.S., Allies Meet Ahead of North Korea Talks.



• August 25, 2003: Troops Facing Back-to-Back Overseas Tours; Prices at the Pump: Up, Up and Away; and Violent Crime at 30-Year Low.



• August 22, 2003: Meanwhile, Back in the Drug War, Talk of U.S. "Realignment"; Middle East Peace "Roadmap" Looking Crumpled; and U.S. Presses U.N. for Iraq Help.



• August 21, 2003: Electricity Deregulation Debate Heats Up in Montana; New U.N. Resolution on Iraq in the Works; and Republicans Discuss Expanding Justice Dept. Powers.



• August 20, 2003: Ashcroft's '03 Tour: Defending USA Patriot Act; Prospects for Democracy in Iraq Shaken by Bombing; and Bush Demands Reliability in Energy Bill.



• August 19, 2003: Baghdad Bomb Hits U.N. Office; Kills at Least 15; FCC Head Sees Risks in More Regulation; and California Assembly Approves Financial Privacy Bill.



• August 18, 2003: U.S. Steps Up Military Pressure on North Korea; Fresh Debate (Not Always Illuminating) Over Energy Policy; and Sabotaged Iraqi Infrastructure Slows Reconstruction.



• August 15, 2003: Report: Spy Gained From FBI Laxity; Key al-Qaeda Figure Arrested in Southeast Asia; and United States Wins Anti-Steel-Dumping Case.



• August 14, 2003: More Governors Head for the Exits; SEC Issues More Rules to Prevent Future Enrons; and Former Ambassador: Saudis May Reconsider U.S. Relationship.



• August 13, 2003: Castro Celebrates Birthday Today; Panel Cautions Expanding Smallpox Vaccine to Public; and Feds Arrest Suspect in Missile Smuggling Plot.



• August 12, 2003: Report Calls Terror Alert System Inadequate; Bush Stumps for Forest Fire Prevention Plan; and U.S. Forces Approach Liberia as President Taylor Steps Down.



• August 11, 2003: U.S. Empire Debate Heats Up; Justice Kennedy: Scrap Mandatory Minimum Sentences; and First Tobacco, Now Obesity.



• August 8, 2003: Pilots Criticize Slow Pace of Guns in the Cockpit, U.S. Challenges EU Ban on Genetically Modified Foods, and Senate Close to Passing Gun Manufacturer Immunity Legislation.



• August 7, 2003: First U.S. Troops Arrive in Liberia; EU Threatens Microsoft with Antitrust Sanctions; and Group Sues Bush Administration over Unreliable Report.



• August 6, 2003: Florida Creating New Counterterrorism Database; Rumsfeld: No Need to Increase Size of U.S. Military; and Bush Expected to Resume Anti-Drug Flights over Colombia.



• August 5, 2003: Palestinians Call Off Peace Talks; FOX's New Drama Addresses Social Security Insolvency and Young Americans; and Global Warming Politics Heat Up.



• August 4, 2003: N.Y. Smoking Ban Boon for Out-of-State Bars; Republicans Introduce Legislation on Illegal Workers; and West African Peacekeepers Arrive in Liberia.



• August 1, 2003: North Korea Says It Has Agreed to Multilateral Talks; Energy Bill Gives Way to Old One in the Senate; and U.S. Senate Committee Approves Internet Tax Ban.



• July 31, 2003: Judicial Filibusters Continue; China Designs Weapons for Use against U.S. Forces; and N.Y.C. Schools 'Pushing Out' Struggling Students.



• July 30, 2003: It's Really Time for Poindexter to Go; North Korea Rethinking its Nuclear Plans; and California Assembly, At Last, Passes Budget.



• July 29, 2003: Saudi Prince to Meet with Bush over September 11 Report; White House Wants States to Share Amtrak Bill; and Interim Iraqi Council Selects Nine-Person Presidency.



• July 28, 2003: Tax Breaks for New Stadiums Cost Treasury $100 Million a Year; Prison Population Continued Growth in 2002; Two Senators Want Global Warming Included in Energy Bill.



• July 25, 2003: September 11 Report Raises Saudi Question; House Votes to Overhaul Head Start in Eight States; Fannie Mae to Offer Mortgages to Home Buyers near Transit.



• July 24, 2003: Bush Administration to Study Global Warming; House Closer to Free-Trade Agreements with Chile and Singapore; and Davis to Face Recall Vote.



• July 23, 2003: House Votes to Roll Back Key Patriot Act Provision; FDA Outlines Dangers of Drug Reimportation; and House Appears Poised to Support Reversal of Media Ownership Ruling.



• July 22, 2003: U.S. Marines Land in Liberia; Sen. Feinstein Supports D.C. School Vouchers; and House Committee Rejects AmeriCorps Funding Increase.



• July 21, 2003: Senator Decries Inaction over Social Security; Hatch Legislation to Overturn D.C. Gun Ban Riles Some; Patriot Act Report Alleges Civil Liberties Violations.



• July 18, 2003: States May Benefit if Medicare Drug Bill Passes; Senate Blocks Funding for Computer Dragnet; and Virginia Officials Ponder Converting HOV Lanes to "High Occupancy Toll Lanes".



• July 17, 2003: Pentagon: U.S. Troops Facing 'Guerrilla' Attacks in Iraq; House Committee Votes against FCC Rule Changes; and Draft U.N. Resolution on Liberia Includes U.S. Troops.



• July 16, 2003: Senators Propose Eliminating Funding for Pentagon Surveillance Program; D.C. Voucher Initiative Advances Through House Committee; Committee Vote Possible on Internet Tax Bill.



• July 15, 2003: Federal Budget Deficit May Exceed $450 Billion; North Korea Says It's Producing Nuclear Weapons; and Terrorist Information Awareness Will Include Private Information.



• July 14, 2003: Litigators Prepare to Take Action on Climate Change; Opposition Grows Among States and Cities to Patriot Act; and Health Care Workers Criticize Smallpox Vaccination Program .



• July 11, 2003: House Panel Approves Plan for Vouchers at D.C. Schools; W.T.O. Rules That U.S. Steel Duties Are Illegal; Canada to Offer Marijuana to Medical Patients.



• July 10, 2003: Report Will Indicate Saudi Royal Family Finances Terrorism; Draft of EU Constitution Completed; and Bush Urges Troops to 'Stay the Course' in Iraq.



• July 9, 2003: Bush Defends Justification For Iraq War; Pentagon Developing New Urban Surveillance System; Student Challenges Enemy Combatant Status.



• July 8, 2003: Bush Still Undecided about Sending Troops to Liberia; Federal Judge Looks for 'Hook' to Stop Medical Marijuana Raids; and Bush Makes Case to Reconstruct Head Start.



• July 7, 2003: MIT Researchers Turn Tables on the Government; Chinese, South Korean Leaders Meet to Discuss North Korea; and Under Pressure, Microsoft Makes Licensing Changes.



• July 3, 2003: FCC Issues New Media Ownership Rules; U.S. Official in Iraq Asks for More Troops; and NEA Sues Feds over 'No Child Left Behind'



• July 2, 2003: Big Apple Smoking Ban Drawing Ire of Some Businesses; Annan Asks For U.S. Peacekeepers in Liberia; and U.S. Suspends Aid Over International Criminal Court.



• July 1, 2003: Lawmakers Call for International Spam Fight; Hong Kong Protestors Condemn Anti-Subversion Legislation; and States Borrow Money to Balance Budgets.



• June 30, 2003: California Faces Deadline to Deal with $38 Billion Deficit; Last Day to Smoke in Florida Restaurants; and Senate Votes to Expand MSA Program.



• June 27, 2003: Medicare Drug Bills Pass House, Senate; States in Budget Discord As Legislative Deadlines Near; Texas Stadium Development Has "Not Delivered on Its Promises".



• June 26, 2003: Supreme Court Sides with Liberty in Texas Sodomy Case; Former Ambassador: U.S. Unprepared for Post-War Iraq; and Court Will Not Reopen 1948 Bomber Case.



• June 25, 2003: U.S., EU to Begin Talks on Opening Aviation Markets; Senate Republicans Look to Break Filibusters on Nominations; Senate Rejects Medicare Drug Benefit Amendment.



• June 24, 2003: Affirmative Action Decision Is "Setback for Race Relations in America"; Majority of Americans Would Support Military Action in Iran; and Bush Meets with Musharraf to Discuss Nukes and Terrorism.



• June 23, 2003: Supreme Court Issues Split Decisions on Affirmative Action; High Court Upholds Use of Library Internet Filters; and Rep. Davis Proposes Private Tuition Grants for D.C. Students.



• June 20, 2003: U.S. Troops Frustrated With Role in Iraq; Senate Panel Would Tighten Media Ownership Rules; and Congress and Bush Split on Privatizing at F.A.A.



• June 19, 2003: House Passes Legislation to Abolish Estate Taxes; Republicans Reject Medicare Drug Benefit; and Bush Issues Stern Warning to Iran on Nukes.



• June 18, 2003: Hatch Favors Drastic Measures to Curb Music Downloads; Committee Holds Hearing on Iraq WMD Claims; and Court Rules Detainee Identities Can Be Kept Secret.



• June 17, 2003: Congress Begins Medicare Debate; Lobbying Efforts Increase for Spam Legislation; and Britain: Let Iran Handle Iran.



• June 16, 2003: Cash-Strapped States Seeking Tax Hikes; North Korea Rattled By U.S. Military Retreat from DMZ; and Patriot Act Powers Used in Non-Terror Investigations.



• June 13, 2003: House Backs Bill to Curb Class Action Suits; Convention Adopts Draft E.U. Constitution; Israel Vows War on Hamas



• June 12, 2003: Violence Continues in Israel despite Roadmap; Defense Department: Bombing North Korean Reactor Is Still an Option; and FTC Asks Congress for Spam Regulation Power.



• June 11, 2003: Rumsfeld: Iran Likely to Have Nuclear Weapons in the Future; Rockefeller Calls for End to Term Limits on Committee; House Legislation Targets Internet Gambling.



• June 10, 2003: Rumsfeld: Hussein's Soldiers Will Kill Americans for Months to Come; Bush OK's Equal Medicare Drug Benefits; and Freddie Shake-Up Shows How It Affects Economy.



• June 9, 2003: Bush Aides Confident Weapons of Mass Destruction Will Be Found; Interest Groups Gear Up for Possible Supreme Court Vacancy; North Korea Claims It Needs a Nuclear Deterrent.



• June 6, 2003: Army Stretched Thin in Iraq; 25th Anniversary of California's Prop. 13 Tax Revolt; and Senate Adds Rule to Energy Bill to Double Ethanol in Gasoline.



• June 5, 2003: U.S. Troops to Be Removed from South Korean Front Lines; U.S. Occupation of Iraq Is Already Causing Mounting Problems; and Martha: "I Am Innocent."



• June 4, 2003: Former Army Head Says U.S. in For Long Occupation of Iraq; Poll: Global Support of U.S. Policies Declines; Debate Brewing Over U.S. Stores Selling Canadian Drugs



• June 3, 2003: Bush Launches His 'Road Map' for Peace in the Middle East; FCC Makes Meager Changes to Media Ownership Rules; and Martha Stewart Faces Indictment.



• June 2, 2003: Senate Committees To Investigate Iraq Weapons of Mass Destruction Claims; Wolfowitz Predicts Restructuring of U.S. Troops in South Korea; Pharmaceutical Companies Step Up Lobbying Efforts.



• May 30, 2003: Bush to Attend Mideast Peace Summit; Groups Ask FCC to Keep Media Ownership Rules; and Airports Favor Private-Sector Screeners



• May 29, 2003: Treasury Report Says Federal Budget Deficits Could Total $44 Trillion; States Continue to Face Budget Woes; and Congress Again Targets Internet Gambling-But Not Pork Spending.



• May 28, 2003: Supporters of Media Ownership Restrictions Make Final Push; President Bush Signs Tax Cut Bill; and Bills Aim to Restrict Medical Malpractice Lawsuits.



• May 27, 2003: Washington Looks to Turn Up Heat on Iran; Mexican President Calls for U.S. Immigration Reform; and Candidates Bring Back Universal Health Care.



• May 23, 2003: Lifting of U.N. Sanctions Opens Iraq to Free Trade; Maryland Reduces Penalties for Medical Marijuana; China is Decades Behind U.S. in Military Power.



• May 22, 2003: Tentative Tax Cut Deal Reached; Bush Slams Europe Over GMO Crops for Africa; Huge Award for Smokers Is Voided by Appeals Court.



• May 21, 2003: Justice Department Releases Report on New Anti-Terrorism Powers; Terror Alert Increased to Orange Again; Whitman Resigns as EPA Head.



• May 20, 2003: Pentagon Developing Massive Surveillance System to Thwart Terrorism; Supreme Court Gives Approval for Maine Prescription Drug Program; Lawsuits Aim to Fight Back at Campus Free Speech Restrictions



• May 19, 2003: U.S. Changes Position on Global Tobacco Treaty; New York Woman Dies Following Mistaken Police Drug Raid; Tax Bill Includes $6 Billion in Tax Breaks.



• May 16, 2003: Senate Approves Tax Cut Package of $350 Billion; 1995 Memo Warned of Terror Vulnerability; Deflation Signs Roil Stocks.



• May 15, 2003: Feds Crack Down on Cigarette Smuggling Because of Terrorism Ties; 18 Mexican Migrants Found Dead in Texas; and PBS to Air Series on Globalization.



• May 14, 2003: Saudi Efforts to Stop Extremists Criticized; House Won't Renew Ban on Assault Weapons; and Democrats Threaten Filibuster on Gun Lawsuit Bill.



• May 13, 2003: Latest Terrorist Attack Shows War on Terror Should Be Military's Focus; Unrestrained Spending Leads to Largest Deficit Ever; and New York Mayor Defends Smoking Ban.



• May 12, 2003: New U.S. Civilian Administrator Arrives in Iraq; North Korea Nullifies Nuclear Agreement with South Korea; U.S. Challenges EU on Genetically Modified Foods.



• May 9, 2003: Bush Rips Senate Delays On Judicial Nominees; GOP Senators Endorse Tax Hikes; President Proposes Middle East Free Trade Pact.



• May 8, 2003: Iran Seeks Improved Relations with the United States; Lawyers v. McDonald's, Round Two; and D.C. Mayor Asks for 338 Million Taxpayer Dollars for New Baseball Stadium.



• May 7, 2003: Roh to Discuss U.S. Troop Presence in South Korea with Bush; Democrats Kick Off New Fund-raising Strategy; U.S., Singapore Sign Free Trade Agreement.



• May 6, 2003: Iraqi Interim Government Taking Shape; Amtrak Is Losing Passengers and Asking for More Federal Funds; and Parents Protest Swiss Marijuana Decriminalization Plan.



• May 5, 2003: Bush Trying to Stop North Korea from Exporting Nuclear Material; New Legislation Would Protect Gun Industry From Lawsuits; and Pakistan Will Disarm Nukes if India Does.



• May 2, 2003: Mayor Endorses Vouchers in Washington, D.C.; Bush Proclaims Victory in Iraq; Analysis Points to Global Warming.



• May 1, 2003: Transportation Security Administration Announces Layoffs; Rural America May Halt Bush Medicare Plan; and House Kills Voucher Measure for Disabled Kids.



• April 30, 2003: U.S. Unlikely to Sign WHO Tobacco Treaty; Amtrak Could Undergo Dramatic Restructuring; and Senate Democrats Plan Another Court Nominee Filibuster.



• April 29, 2003: U.S. Finally Moves Troops Out of Saudi Arabia; Schumer Plans to Ban Spam; and Iraqis Take First Step to Set Up Transitional Government.



• April 28, 2003: Poll: Mixed Feelings on Affirmative Action; Postwar Reconstruction Has History of Problems; and Senate Republicans Seek to Broaden Tax Cuts.



• April 25, 2003: North Korea Nuclear Talks End in Apparent Impasse; Bush Lashes Opponents of Tax Cut Proposals; and Ashcroft Rules Illegal Aliens Can Be Jailed Indefinitely.



• April 24, 2003: Gephardt's Health Care Plan Has $700 Billion Price Tag; Group Sues University over PC Speech Rules; and Asbestos Lawsuits May Be Ending.



• April 23, 2003: Bush Administration Underestimates Iraqi Shiites; Jury Finds Gun Maker Liable in Shooting; Health Officials Expand Preparedness for Bioterrorism.



• April 22, 2003: Rumsfeld Calls for Democracy, not Theocracy; Governors Unscrewing Light Bulbs, Laying Off Veterinarians to Balance Budgets; and School Choice Could Help Balance Budgets.



• April 21, 2003: Bush Aides Leaning Toward Quick Exit From Iraq; Private Manned Spacecraft Unveiled; and Iraq Victory Could Boost Rumsfeld's Stature.



• April 18, 2003: Crime Bill Would Curb Judges' Powers; Qualified Airline Pilots to Carry Firearms: and Bechtel Wins Huge Contract to Help Rebuild Iraq



• April 17, 2003: Colorado Governor Signs School Voucher Bill; Campaign Finance Law Adds Money to Coffers; and Ten Countries Apply for EU Membership.



• April 16, 2003: Terror Alert Level Downgraded; U.S., North Korea and China to Talk Next Week; and Gas Prices Falling



• April 15, 2003: Bush Renews Fight for Tax Cuts; U.S. Turns Up Heat on Syria; and U.S. and Britain Meet with Iraqi Factions to Discuss Future Government.



• April 14, 2003: Experts: Achieving Democracy in Iraq is a Difficult Task; President Bush Releases Income Tax Returns; and Bush: Iraq Victory Spurs Concessions From North Korea.



• April 11, 2003: Russia Wants U.N. to Have "Central Role" in Iraq; House Passes 2004 Budget With Record Deficits; and House Backs Oil Drilling in Arctic Refuge.



• April 10, 2003: House Passes Legislation Limiting Lawsuits Against Gun Makers; Official: Several Possibilities Exist to Eliminate Social Security Shortfall; Judge Rules on Padilla Detention.



• April 9, 2003: Republicans Work to Make Anti-Terrorism Powers Permanent; FDA Threatens Stores Selling Canadian Drugs to U.S. Residents; and Judge Urges Compromise in Tobacco Settlement Bond Issue.



• April 8, 2003: Gas Prices Dropping; Postal Service Looks to Eliminate Routes to Counter Slump in Funds; and North Korea Accuses U.S. of Planning State-Sponsored Terrorism.



• April 7, 2003: Wolfowitz Reveals Bush Plan to Rebuild Iraq; School Choice Efforts Making Progress; and Study: Affirmative Action Does Not Help Poor Minorities.



• April 4, 2003: UN Envoy: War Over North Korea Possible; Secular Pakistanis, Upset by Iraq War, Turn To Religious Parties; Libraries Protest Potential FBI Snooping.



• April 3, 2003: Powell, NATO Discuss Rebuilding Iraq; U.N. Security Council Will Meet About North Korea; and Senate Leaders Approve Watered-Down Faith-Based Initiatives Proposal.



• April 2, 2003: Bush Signals Some Flexibility on Tax Cuts; White House to End Controversial Ad Campaign; Study Says Smoking Ban Cuts Heart Attack Risk by Half.



• April 1, 2003: Arguments Begin in Affirmative Action Supreme Court Case; Pakistani Missile Deal with North Korea Brings U.S. Sanctions; and Cato Scholar Hails Cafritz's Support for School Vouchers.



• March 31, 2003: Stockpiles of Fuel At Historic Lows; D.C. School Board President Expresses Support for School Vouchers; and American Airlines Faces Possible Bankruptcy Filing.



• March 28, 2003: U.S. Troops Land in Middle of Afghan Feuding; Medicaid Budget Cuts Upset Dallas Hospitals; Japan to Deregulate Postal Service.



• March 27, 2003: Officials Warn War Could Last Months; Supreme Court May Be Ready to Reject Texas Sodomy Law; and WTO Says U.S. Steel Tariffs Violate International Law.



• March 26, 2003: Despite War, Social Security Still in Trouble; Senate Votes to Reduce Bush Tax Cuts; and D.C. School Payroll Exceeds Budget.



• March 25, 2003: Bush Administration: War Price Tag $75 Billion; Supreme Court to Review Police Arrest Powers; and Japan's Central Bank Fails to Reform Monetary Policy.



• March 24, 2003: War Spending Could Reach $90 Billion; Supreme Court Refuses to Consider Surveillance Powers; and Federal Court Ruling on Campaign Finance May Have to Wait.



• March 21, 2003: Bush Plans to Foster Democracy in Mideast; House Narrowly Passes $2.2 Trillion Budget; Congress Considers Gambling Regulation.



• March 20, 2003:United States Attacks Iraq; Senate Denies Bush Proposal to Drill for Oil in Alaska Wildlife Refuge; and Stolen Copy of Bill of Rights Found 140 Years Later.



• March 19, 2003: U.S. General Warns Chemical Weapons Use Will Mean 'Dramatic' Response; Supreme Court Sodomy Case Galvanizes Libertarians; Democrats, Republicans Differ on Status of Estrada Nomination.



• March 18, 2003: Bush to Saddam: 48 Hours to Leave Iraq; Terror Alert Is Orange, Again; and Trustees Release Annual Social Security Report.



• March 17, 2003: Bush to Give Hussein Final Ultimatum Tonight; North Korea Claims U.S. Pushing Nuclear Crisis; School Voucher Debate Comes to the Lone Star State.



• March 14, 2003: Bush Unveils New Middle East Peace Plan:Congress Passes on State Budget Aid; Bush's Medical Malpractice Legislation Approved in House.



• March 13, 2003: British U.N. Compromise Rejected by Iraq; Online Retailers Volunteering to Collect Sales Tax; and House Committee Chairman Wants to Raise Gas Taxes to Build Roads, Says Americans Agree.



• March 12, 2003: Republicans Seek to Control Federal Spending; Congress May Approve Drilling in ANWR; Judge Maintains Padilla Can Meet with Lawyers.



• March 11, 2003: Pakistan Will Abstain From Voting on U.N. War Resolution; OMB Wants to Study Benefits of Domestic Security Against 'Costs' of Lost Freedoms; and MIT Study: Hydrogen Fuel Cells for Cars Likely to Fail.



• March 10, 2003: Britain, U.S. to Press Blix on 'Smoking Gun' in Iraq; North Korea Test Fires Missile; and Immigrant Population Continues to Rise, Despite Economy.



• March 7, 2003: U.S., U.K. Revise U.N. Resolution Authorizing Force; Experts Suggest Talks With North Korea; Children of Welfare to Work Moms Suffer No Harm.



• March 6, 2003: Agent Who Exposed 9/11 Mistakes Warns FBI Isn't Ready for Terror Retaliation; Steel Tariffs Not Stopping Imports; and Supreme Court OKs 'Three Strikes' Law.



• March 5, 2003: France, Germany and Russia Attempt to Block U.N. War Resolution; Supreme Court to Hear Arguments on Internet Filters in Libraries; Republicans Move to End Estrada Filibuster.



• March 4, 2003: Armed Forces Get New Chem/Bio Gear; Bush Unveils Medicare Drug Plan; and Gas Prices Near Record Highs.



• March 3, 2003: Arrest in Pakistan Reveals Terrorism Plots; North Korea Threatens Nuclear War If U.S. Attacks; and California Submits New Evidence in Energy Crisis Probe.



• February 28, 2003: Iraq may begin destroying missiles Saturday; Bush Would Offer Drug Plan to Elderly Within Medicare; TSA proposes database to track all airline passengers



• February 27, 2003: Bush: Attacking Iraq will Make the World Safer; North Korea Activates Reactor; and Terror Alert Level to be Lowered to 'Yellow'.



• February 26, 2003: SUVs Focus of Senate Hearing; Estrada Filibuster Attempt Losing Steam; States Borrow Heavily to Balance Budgets.



• February 25, 2003: Bush Rejects Governors' Plea for Bailout; Bush Takes On Medicare and Medicaid; and North Korea Fires Missile in Attempt to 'Create Crisis'.



• February 24, 2003: China Calls for Talks Between U.S. and North Korea; U.S. and U.K. to Introduce New U.N. Security Council Resolution; and Bush Moves to Reform Medicare and Medicaid.



• February 21, 2003: New Mexico's Democratic Governor Cuts Income Taxes 40%; Short Iraq War Would Cost World $1 Trillion; Seven States Vow to Sue U.S. on Pollution Policy.



• February 20, 2003: FCC Chairman Likely to Lose Fight to Deregulate Baby Bells; Airline Pilots May Soon Be Armed; and Fat Kids Don't Give Up Easily.



• February 19, 2003: Nations Say Give Weapons Inspectors a Chance; Federal Court Upholds Gun Ban in California; and Teen Shot by DEA Agent Dies



• February 14, 2003: Blix: No Weapons of Mass Destruction Found; U.S. Plane Crashes in Rebel-held Colombia; and Filibuster on Estrada Nomination Stalls Senate Before Recess.



• February 13, 2003: CIA Warns North Korean Missiles Could Reach U.S.; Group to File Suit Challenging Bush's Authority to Declare War; and Cigarette Ads Stomped Out.



• February 12, 2003: Greenspan Challenges Bush Arguments for Tax Cuts; Pentagon Considering Major Redeployment of U.S. Troops; and UK Report Warns of Global Warming.



• February 11, 2003: Are U.S. forces ready for chemical and biological warfare?; Congressman resurrects vetoed D.C. school voucher bill; and Bush pushes Free Trade Agreement of the Americas.



• February 10, 2003: European Nations Block NATO Plan on Iraq; Boston Mayor Abolishes Affirmative Action Program; and Cities Move to Privatize Water.



• February 7, 2003: Two Suspects Nabbed in Cigarette Smuggling Operation; Bush: U.S. Ready to Back New U.N. Measure on Iraq; Stocks Dip Lower as U.S. Moves Closer to War.



• February 6, 2003: Treasury Dept. Warns Government Nearing Debt Ceiling; Group Wants More Restrictions on Genetically Engineered Food; and Democrats Debate Whether to Filibuster Over Estrada.



• February 5, 2003: Powell Says Iraq is Hiding Weapons of Mass Destruction; North Korea Reactivates Nuclear Facilities; and Jurors Ask Judge for New Trial in Medical Marijuana Case.



• February 4, 2003: Bush to outspend Clinton; Military on alert for deployment to North Korea; and Court blocks order forcing Microsoft to distribute Java.



• February 3, 2003: Bush Proposes $470 Million Boost for NASA in FY-04; Budget Includes School Voucher Program for D.C.; and Powell to Brief U.N. Security Council on Iraq.



• January 31, 2003: Ashcroft praises program on guns; Study: Drought Worsened by Global Warming; Estrada Nomination Wins Senate Committee Approval.



• January 30, 2003: CBO Projects Larger-Than-Expected Deficit; Public Financing of Campaigns in Trouble; and Lawmakers Express Doubt About Bush Medicare Plan.



• January 29, 2003: Bush Wants to Spend, Spend, Spend; In State of the Union, Bush Pushes On Against Iraq; and U.S. Investigating Military Occupation Oil Rights in Iraq.



• January 28, 2003: Bush to Focus on Iraq and Economy in State of the Union; Blix Wants More Time From Bush, More Cooperation from Hussein; and State Governments Continue to Struggle with Budget Woes.



• January 27, 2003: Blix Criticizes Iraq on Weapons of Mass Destruction; State of the Union to Cover Iraq, Domestic Issues; and Bush Wants to Give Religious Organizations Access to Federal Housing Money.



• January 24, 2003: Daschle to Offer Economic Stimulus Plan; Bush Plan Would Redefine Medicare; Senate Blocks Funding for Pentagon Database.



• January 23, 2003: North Korea Says It Has No Intention of Producing Nukes; Senate Defeats Attempt to Delay Relaxation of Clean Air Rules; and U.S. Allies Opposed to War with Iraq.



• January 22, 2003: Bush Increases Spending Again; Poll Finds Growing Doubts About an Attack on Iraq; and System of Environmental Monitors to Protect Against Bioterrorism Threat.



• January 21, 2003: France Threatens to Veto UN Iraq Vote; Venezuelan Forces Attack Cola Factories to Ensure 'Collective Rights'; and Amtrak Wants More Money, Again.



• January 17, 2003: Nevada Files Complaint Against White House Drug Czar's Campaigning Future of "Competition" in Local Telephone Service at Stake Bush Renews Call for Malpractice Reform.



• January 16, 2003: Bush Anxious to Finish Inspections and Move On; HOT Lanes May Be Tested in Washington Metro Area; and Federal Budget Deficit Expected to Reach Over $300 Billion Next Year.



• January 15, 2003: Bush May Submit Brief in Affirmative Action Case; Officials Concerned with Missile Attacks on Airliners; and States Spending More Despite Economic Slump.



• January 14, 2003: Washington Cuts Off "Drug War" Aid to Colombian Air Force; Fleischer: U.S. Position on North Korea Unchanged; U.N. Inspectors Want More Time in Iraq.



• January 13, 2003: U.S. Considering Energy Aid to North Korea; Illinois Governor Commutes Death Row Inmates' Sentences; and INS Program Making Foreigners Afraid.



• January 10, 2003: Calif. Gov. Davis Calling for $8.3 Billion in New Taxes; Registration Stirs Panic, Worry; Schools' Internet Subsidies Are Called Fraud-Riddled.



• January 9, 2003: Iraq Weapons Inspectors Find No 'Smoking Gun'; New York State Continues to Sanatize Tests and Rewrite Literature; and Court Rules that Hamdi May Be Held as Enemy Combatant.



• January 8, 2003: Tax Cuts Key to Economic Stimulus Plan; Danish Organization Says Environment Book Contains 'Scientific Dishonesty'; and Is 'No Child Left Behind' a Failure?



• January 7, 2003: Bush Unveils Stimulus Package Today; More Threats from North Korea; and Amtrak Lowers Rates in an Attempt to Attract Riders.



• January 6, 2003: North Korea Says U.S. is Plotting Nuclear War; Bush Will Propose Eliminating Dividend Tax; and Analysts Debate Impact of Iraq War on Oil Prices.



• January 3, 2003: Bush Economic Stimulus Package Focuses on Tax Cuts; Judge: Homeland Security Office Can't Keep Activities Private; and U.S. Military to Participate in Taiwan War Games



• January 2, 2002: South Korea and China Act Diplomatically with North Korea; D.C. Cuts Literacy Program; and New Study Says Global Warming is Forcing Many Species to Migrate