By Scott Stearns White House 12 March 2008 The White House is criticizing Egypt for arresting opposition politicians before local elections next month. VOA White House Correspondent Scott Stearns has the story. White House Spokeswoman Dana Perino say...
By Paula Wolfson White House 11 February 2008 The White House says the Burmese government's plan for a constitutional referendum in May and general elections in 2010 is not sufficient. VOA's Paula Wolfson reports the Bush administration says the plan...
By Paula Wolfson White House 06 February 2008 The White House is defending the use of the interrogation technique known as waterboarding in certain, rare circumstances when suspects are believed to have knowledge of an imminent threat. VOA's Paula Wo...
By Scott Stearns White House 24 January 2008 President Bush and Congressional leaders from both political parties have reached agreement on $150 billion in tax relief in an effort to help stimulate the U.S. economy. VOA White House Correspondent Scot...
By Deborah Block Baghdad 09 January 2008 The U.S. military reports six American soldiers were killed Wednesday in a bobby-trapped house during a new operation in northern Iraq. The joint U.S.-Iraqi offensive was launched Tuesday against al-Qaida in t...
By Paula Wolfson White House 02 January 2008 The Bush administration's top official on North Korea is returning to the region later this week, just days after Pyongyang missed a deadline to file a complete declaration of its nuclear activities. VOA W...
By Dan Robinson Washington 12 December 2007 Majority Democrats in Congress and the White House are deadlocked over funding for the federal government. VOA's Dan Robinson reports from Capitol Hill, where Democratic and Republican leaders continue nego...
By Naomi Martig Hong Kong 28 November 2007 Japan's upper house of parliament has approved a bill that would stop the country's air force transport mission in Iraq. It is the latest clash between the opposition party and the government over Japan's ro...
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By Dan Robinson Capitol Hill 15 November 2007 The longest-serving Republican speaker of the House of Representatives gave his formal farewell to Congress on Thursday. Dennis Hastert presided over the House for nearly a decade, a period that included...