Democrats Push Comprehensive Energy Plan (Undated) -- When it comes to America's energy policy, Democrats say enough is enough. In the weekly Saturday radio address, Connecticut Congressman John Larson charged that for the last year eight years, two oil men in the White House have controlled the U ...Read & Hear More
Ike Now A Category 2 Storm (Miami, FL) -- Hurricane Ike has weakened to a Category 2 storm. The National Hurricane Center says Ike is packing winds of 110-miles-per-hour as it nears Cuba. The Cuban government has issued a hurricane watch for eastern portions of the country ...Read More
Zardari Wins Pakistan Election (Islamabad) -- The widower of former Pakistani prime minister Benazir Bhutto is Pakistan's new president. Asif Ali Zardari swept to victory in a presidential election today. A former businessman, Zardari is close to the U ...Read More
Bush Considering Cutting Troops In Iraq (Washington, DC) -- General David Petraeus is recommending a cut in troops in Iraq. CNN cites a source as saying President Bush is considering the recommendation from the top U.S. general in Iraq. The cut would involve nearly eight-thousand troops ...Read More
Pakistan Blocks Supply Route To Western Troops (Peshawar) -- Security concerns have caused Pakistani authorities to block a major fuel supply route for Western forces based in Afghanistan. The decision comes days after U.S. commandos staged a raid on suspected militants inside Pakistani territory, drawing a furious response from the Pakistani government ...Read More
No Word From Cuba On Offer Of Aid (Washington, DC) -- The U.S. is offering to send aid to Cuban victims of Hurricane Gustav; however, officials in Washington want the support to go through relief organizations instead of President Raul Castro's government ...Read More
