By DEBBIE HUMMEL, Associated Press Some students and faculty on one of the nation’s most conservative campuses want Brigham Young University to withdraw an invitation for Vice President Dick Cheney to speak at commencement later this month. Critics at the school question whether Cheney sets a good example for graduates, citing his promotion of faulty…
By Josh Meyer, LA Times A detainee accused of being Al Qaeda’s Persian Gulf operations chief said in court that his U.S. captors tortured him for years and forced him to falsely confess to the bombing of the U.S. destroyer Cole and to many other terrorist plots, according to a Pentagon transcript released Friday. Abd…
Democrats To Widen Conflict With Bush Some on Both Sides See Plans as Risky By Jonathan Weisman Washington Post Staff Writer – Monday, April 2, 2007 Even as their confrontation with President Bush over Iraq escalates, emboldened congressional Democrats are challenging the White House on a range of issues — such as unionization of airport…
