Pentagon: Propaganda truthful

Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman John Warner, R-Virginia, and the country's top military commander said that a Pentagon propaganda program was part of an effort to "get the truth out" in Iraq.

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U.S. given F's on terror preparation

The former September 11 commission gave gave the government "more F's than A's" among the 41 grades measuring the federal government's efforts to shore up national security and prevent another terror attack on the U.S.

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Specter, Alito discusses abortion

In a private meeting with the chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, Supreme Court nominee Samuel Alito sought to reassure lawmakers that he would respect legal precedent on abortion rights.

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Katrina papers released

Documents released by Louisiana's governor illustrate the disconnect between state and federal officials when Hurricane Katrina hit, with one aide warning that the Bush administration was "working to make us the scapegoats."

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