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WASHINGTON – As a wayward Cessna (search) flew deep in restricted airspace, national security officials were on the phone discussing whether to implement the last line of defense: shooting it down. The single-engine Cessna that prompted a frenzied evacuation of the White House, Capitol and Supreme Court on Wednesday veered …

WASHINGTON – The White House and Republicans expressed confidence Sunday that John R. Bolton (search) would win Senate approval as U.S. ambassador to the United Nations after a bruising confirmation battle in committee. “The president continues to have confidence in John. He believes he’s the right person for the job,” …

There have been at least 20 assassinations of Iraqis holding key government, political or religious posts since the first democratically elected government was announced April 28: — April 28: Lt. Col. Alaa Khalil Ibrahim, who worked in the visa section of the Interior Ministry, is shot in eastern Baghdad on …