U.S. money is Taliban's No. 2 revenue source

The Taliban is reaping enormous profits off bad U.S. contracting, commission says; Gov't has 260K contractors at once

• Aug 31, 2011

Rep. West threatens to quit Black Caucus

Florida Republican, a member of both the Tea Party and the Congressional Black Caucus, says members of the CBC are "race-baiting"

• Aug 31, 2011

GOP gov. asks Obama to stop tar sands pipeline

Nebraska's Republican governor Dave Heineman tells the administration he doesn't want the proposed Keystone XL pipeline going over Nebraska's Ogallala Aquifer

• Aug 31, 2011

Dem Rep. says Tea Party wants blacks "hanging on a tree"

A member of the Congressional Black Caucus charges the Tea Party considers blacks "second-class citizens"; Rep. Allen West responds

• Aug 31, 2011

Obama to address Congress Sept. 7 with jobs plan

President has requested to speak to a joint session of Congress on September 7

• Aug 31, 2011

Obama to Congress: Step on it, pass highway bill

President Obama urges Congress to quickly pass highway funding bill or risk putting thousands of workers on furlough

• Aug 31, 2011

S&P gives subprime mortgages AAA rating

Credit ratings agency rates securities backed by subprime mortgages higher than U.S. debt, says report

• Aug 31, 2011

Study: CEO pay tops taxes at many big U.S. firms

http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-503544_162-20099824-503544.html

• Aug 31, 2011

Petraeus retiring from Army to head CIA

America's best-known general leaving military after 37 years to lead U.S. spy agency in different kind of warfare

• Aug 31, 2011

Palin joins Labor Day Tea Party rally in N.H.

The possible 2012 contender will attend a Tea Party rally in the early presidential voting state on Labor Day

• Aug 31, 2011

Cheney fears war criminal charge: ex-Powell aide

Lawrence Wilkerson, who has known Cheney for decades, said ex-VP has become "vindictive," morphed into unrecognizable figure

• Aug 31, 2011

Report: Up to $60B wasted in war contracting

Commission on Wartime Contracting delivers scathing report to Congress on lax oversight, poor planning in warzone contracting

• Aug 30, 2011

The Drive: A two-man race for the GOP nomination

Brian Montopoli: Rick Perry and Mitt Romney seem to be separating themselves from the rest of the field as Bachmann gets left behind

• Aug 30, 2011

Rick Perry: They called Reagan dumb, too

Republican presidential candidate responds to story questioning his intelligence, takes shot at rival Mitt Romney

• Aug 30, 2011

Napolitano on Irene: Focus on recovery, not costs

Homeland Security Secretary says Congress needs to worry about keeping people safe in the wake of Hurricane Irene - not offsetting the cost of recovery

• Aug 30, 2011

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