Success of lone gunmen may shift al-Qaida strategy (AP)

March 11, 2010

AP - On Christmas Day, a passenger on a Northwest Airlines flight bound for Detroit tried to blow up the plane with plastic explosives in his underwear. He failed, yet the very attempt shook the U.S. government, set federal agencies against each other and

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Dodd to offer his own financial regulation bill (AP)

AP - WASHINGTON AP) — Unable to muster bipartisan agreement on key banking provisions, Senate Banking Committee Chairman Christopher Dodd said Thursday he will offer his own version of a sweeping overhaul of financial regulations without Republican

Senate passes jobless aid, business tax breaks (AP)

AP - The Senate voted Wednesday to extend key pieces of last year's economic stimulus measure, including help for the jobless and money to help financially strapped states pay for health care for the poor.

Gates keeps up pressure on Iran with Gulf visit (AP)

AP - U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates told Saudi leaders Wednesday that the U.S. effort for diplomatic engagement with Iran had come to naught and he asked for the influential kingdom's help to win wide backing for biting economic penalties against Teh

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AP-GfK Poll: Obama more popular than Congress (AP)

AP - Americans have come to detest Congress ever more deeply as it nears the end of a nasty fight over health care. But more than half still back President Barack Obama, a bright spot for a Democratic Party counting on its leader to help stave off expecte

Franken's motion to dismiss recount suit rejected (AP)

AP - A three-judge panel in Minnesota's contested Senate election has denied Democrat Al Franken's motion to dismiss his opponent's recount lawsuit, clearing the path for the trial to start next week.

Dems Aim To Deepen Majority In Congress

Democrats expected to deepen their majorities in both chambers of U.S. Congress, riding on the popularity of presidential candidate Barack Obama and unpopularity of President George W. Bush, a Republican.