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Bush, Judge Clash Over Release of Chinese Detainees

U.S. District Judge Ricardo M. Urbina says it would be wrong for the Bush administration to continue holding 17 Chinese Muslims at Guantanamo Bay since they are no longer considered enemy combatants.

FBI: Chicago's 'Playboy Bandit' Remains a Wanted Man

The beefy looking gunman doesn't look like the trim, ascot-wearing Hugh Hefner.

Mass. Divers Find Famous Shipwreck but No Victims

Divers who explored the remains of a steamship that sank in 1898 in New England's worst maritime disaster say they found plenty of evidence of those who went down with the luxury steamship, but no...

Scientists Answer Kids' Drug Questions in Online Chat

Students these days often have ready access to marijuana, alcohol and tobacco but they don't feel comfortable talking about the ramifications. So, some of the nation's government scientists went to...

McCain, Obama Round 2

It's Obama vs. McCain — the Town Hall Rumble — the experts break down what each needs to do in Nashville| PHOTOS• FOX FORUM: Opposing Views on Tonight's Debate• Watch the...

Nest Eggs Took $2 Trillion Hit in Past Year

Americans' retirement plans have lost as much as $2 trillion in the past 15 months, Congress' top budget analyst estimated Tuesday.

Daily Links: Personal Bailout Edition

While a friend babysits our four cats, Kris and I are enjoying a short vacation in northwest Washington. All around this small town, people are buzzing about the economy. Nobody’s panicking....

Bush's last budget deficit sets record

CBC - The U.S. federal budget deficit hit a new record in the just-completed 2008 budget year under the latest estimates from the Congressional Budget Office.

Planning permission rules relaxed

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Execs' posh retreat after bailout angers lawmakers (AP)

Less than a week after the federal government had to bail out American International Group Inc., the company sent executives on a $440,000 retreat to a posh California resort, lawmakers investigating...