Supreme Court: Guantanamo detainees have rights in court - Atlanta Journal Constitution
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court ruled Thursday that foreign terrorism suspects held at Guantanamo Bay have rights under the Constitution to challenge their detention in U.S. civilian courts. In its third rebuke of the Bush administration's treatment of prisoners, the court ruled 5-4 that the ...
Oil prices drop as dollar strengthens - Detroit News
NEW YORK -- Oil prices fell sharply Thursday as the dollar moved higher and forced crude to lose some of its appeal as a hedge against inflation. Gas prices reached another record at the pump, rising to a national average of $4.06 a gallon. Light, sweet crude for July delivery fell $3.47 to $132.91 ...
Scout officials release names of dead in Iowa tornado - Chicago Tribune
BLENCOE, Iowa - Officials have released the names of four Boy Scouts killed by a tornado that hit a western Iowa camp. Boy Scout officials say the dead are 14-year-old Aaron Eilerts of Eagle Grove, Iowa, 13-year-old Josh Fennen of Omaha, 13-year-old Sam Thomsen of Omaha and 14-year-old Ben Petrzilka ...
McCain, Obama head straight into the thicket of difficult campaign issues - International Herald Tribune
WASHINGTON : Republican John McCain and Democrat Barack Obama have set off straight into the thicket of top issues in the first days of their head-to-head campaign for the White House. They have leveled charge and countercharge about the flagging American economy. McCain has bumped up against his ...
Bush doesn't rule out military strike in Iran - Star-Banner
U.S. President George W. Bush, left, and German Chancellor Angela Merkel address the media after a meeting at the German government's guest house in Meseberg, north of Berlin on Wednesday. MESEBERG, Germany — President Bush on Wednesday raised the possibility of a military strike to thwart Tehran ...
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