Terrorists are likely to use a weapon of mass destruction somewhere in the world in the next five years, a blue-ribbon panel assembled by Congress has concluded.
The likelihood that terrorists will be able to target the United States with a nuclear weapon is increasing, a former senator testified before a congressional committee Wednesday.
Viewpoint: On its 15th anniversary, the controversial policy on gays in the military gets another look from Congress -- and poses a complication for Barack Obama
No patience. Not collegial. Uncomfortable in the background. Reluctant to compromise. No respect for institutional traditions. Proven inability to suffer fools. Incapable of small talk. By any meas...
A simple flat tax is still the rage at the top of corporate America. In a new FORTUNE poll, 66% of some 200 CEOs picked a 17% flat tax over such radical reform alternatives as a national sales tax,...
Everyone knows about proposed middle-class tax cuts--but that's small change compared with other reforms brewing on Capitol Hill. The way you pay taxes may soon be radically altered, with the basis...
Economists and tax gurus have long dreamed of a simple, broad-based tax on consumption to encourage saving, investment, competitiveness, and, yes, jobs. But the leading candidate, a value-added tax...
Terrorists are likely to use a weapon of mass destruction somewhere in the world in the next five years, a blue-ribbon panel assembled by Congress has concluded.
The likelihood that terrorists will be able to target the United States with a nuclear weapon is increasing, a former senator testified before a congressional committee Wednesday.
Viewpoint: On its 15th anniversary, the controversial policy on gays in the military gets another look from Congress -- and poses a complication for Barack Obama
No patience. Not collegial. Uncomfortable in the background. Reluctant to compromise. No respect for institutional traditions. Proven inability to suffer fools. Incapable of small talk. By any meas...
A simple flat tax is still the rage at the top of corporate America. In a new FORTUNE poll, 66% of some 200 CEOs picked a 17% flat tax over such radical reform alternatives as a national sales tax,...
Everyone knows about proposed middle-class tax cuts--but that's small change compared with other reforms brewing on Capitol Hill. The way you pay taxes may soon be radically altered, with the basis...
Economists and tax gurus have long dreamed of a simple, broad-based tax on consumption to encourage saving, investment, competitiveness, and, yes, jobs. But the leading candidate, a value-added tax...
The Clinton presidency will bring to the fore a new crowd of congressional leaders. Most are members of the centrist Democratic Leadership Council, which Clinton chaired and helped found, though so...
The U.S. Senate's failure to pass a defense authorization bill in August is widely and properly viewed as a policy disaster. On the brighter side, the debate leading up to the disaster makes great ...
Q: What's the quickest way to get rid of Saddam Hussein? A: Give him the Democratic presidential nomination. The Washington joke highlights the Democrats' dilemma: Hardly anyone of any political st...
National service is hot in Washington. Senator Sam Nunn is strongly pushing his own national service bill, and other prominent politicians, including President Bush, have proposed other versions. N...
The page you requested cannot be found. The page you are looking for might have been removed, had its name changed, or is temporarily unavailable.
Please try the following:
• If you typed the page address in the Address bar, make sure that it is spelled correctly.
• Open the edition.cnn.com home page and look for links to the information you want.
• Use the navigation bar above to find the link you are looking for.
• Click the Back button to try another link.
• Enter a term in the search form below to look for information on CNN sites or the Internet.
Video
