Harsh interrogations and Guantanamo Bay, secret prisons and warrantless eavesdropping, the war against al-Qaida and the one in Iraq. On issue after issue, President Bush has showed little indication that he will shrink from the most controversial decisions of his tenure. ...more

February 12, 2008

Military prosecutors have decided to seek the death penalty for six Guantanamo detainees who are to be charged with central roles in the Sept. 11 attacks, government officials who have been briefed on the charges said Sunday. ...more

February 11, 2008

For much of the past two decades, Americans have watched in frustration as presidents and members of Congress have repeatedly achieved deadlock rather than consensus on issues that are critical to our nation. The results of this partisan traffic jam are frightening. For example: ...more

February 3, 2008

On the night before the Sept. 11 attacks, Sneha Anne Philip bought three pairs of shoes, bed linens and lingerie at a department store across the street from the World Trade Center. She was never heard from again. ...more

February 2, 2008

The CIA's inspector general has agreed to tighter controls over its investigative procedures, agency officials revealed Friday, in what appeared to be an attempt to soften resentments among agency officials over the watchdog's aggressive probes into the legality and effectiveness of the CIA's counterterrorism efforts and detention programs. ...more

February 2, 2008

In its freshest set of troubles, the American Red Cross is cutting a third of the 3,000 jobs at its national headquarters in an overhaul intended to eliminate a $200 million deficit within two years. ...more

February 2, 2008

The two senators who honored flight instructors for alerting authorities to Zacarias Moussaoui before the Sept. 11 attacks are asking why the men were left off a $5 million government reward given to another man. ...more

January 26, 2008

TAMPA - The final GOP presidential debate before Florida's crucial Tuesday primary proved to be a civil affair, but tested the candidates on topics from the tumbling U.S. economy and the Iraq war to a national catastrophic insurance fund. ...more

January 25, 2008

The Bush administration paid a $5 million reward to a former Minnesota flight instructor who provided authorities with information that led to the arrest and conviction of Sept. 11 conspirator Zacarias Moussaoui. ...more

January 25, 2008

Dozens of local officials and various movers and shakers are traveling to the Super Bowl in Arizona next week, some expenses compliments of the committee in Tampa preparing the city to host the big game next year. ...more

January 24, 2008