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Obama has low-key evening out after long week
President Barack Obama and his family spent a low-key night out at the home of a senior White House adviser after a whirlwind week spent on a presidential trip to Asia. (AP, 7:11 p.m.)
Historic health care bill nears key Senate vote
Invoking the name of the late Edward M. Kennedy, Senate Democrats sealed a 60-vote majority needed to advance health care legislation Saturday ahead of an evening showdown with opposition Republicans eager to inflict a punishing defeat on President Barack Obama. (AP Special Correspondent, 6:21 p.m.)
Terror trials differ in civilian, military courts
The federal courts and military tribunals that will prosecute suspected terrorists vary sharply in their independence, public stature and use of evidence. But the Obama administration has so far offered no clear-cut rationale for how it chooses which system will try a detainee. (Associated Press Writer, 5:41 p.m.)
Obama trumpets Asia trip as boost to US economy
President Barack Obama's eight-day trip to Asia produced no tangible wins for the United States, though he is citing talks with Asian allies that he says could help create thousands of job and open new markets for American goods in the future. (Associated Press Writer, 6:11 a.m.)
Levin: More e-mails from Ft. Hood suspect possible
WASHINGTON -- The government intercepted at least 18 e-mails between the alleged Fort Hood gunman and a radical Muslim cleric, and a key senator says there could be more communications that might have tipped off law enforcement or military officials. (Associated Press Writers, 7:01 p.m.)
Levin: May be more troubling emails from Hasan
There may be additional e-mails that could have tipped off law enforcement or military officials to the Fort Hood shooter before he went on his deadly rampage, the chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee said Friday. (Associated Press Writers, 4:41 a.m.)
US to drop shooting case against Blackwater guard
The Justice Department intends to drop manslaughter and weapons charges against one of the Blackwater Worldwide security guards involved in a deadly 2007 Baghdad shooting, prosecutors said in court documents Friday. (Associated Press Writer, 9:21 a.m.)
Prosecutors plan commission case in Cole bombing
Military prosecutors said Friday they plan to seek new charges against the alleged mastermind of the 2000 bombing of the USS Cole. (AP, 11/20/09)