Day December 17, 2004

Cuba on Friday put up two huge billboards in front of the U.S. mission with pictures of abused Iraqi prisoners, a swastika and the word “fascists” in bold red letters.  Oh dear, is “fascist” too strong a word? Let’s see,…

President Bush said on Thursday that addressing the long-term problems in Social Security would reassure the financial markets, offering a rationale to offset criticism that his plan to add personal investment accounts to the retirement system would require up to…

The Army National Guard is tripling retention bonuses to counter lagging recruitment and is asking for 2$20 billion to replace equipment destroyed in combat as it struggles under the continuing burden of the Iraq war. The war has lasted 21…

A U.S. Army combat veteran on leave from a unit headed back to Iraq arranged for a friend to shoot him in the leg in an attempt to avoid returning to the war zone, Philadelphia police said Thursday.