Headlines from the Associated Press

Ex-officials: Bush admin. ignored Iraq corruption

By ANNE FLAHERTY — Tue, 13 May 2008 05:30:36 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Bush administration repeatedly ignored corruption at the highest levels within the Iraqi government and kept secret potentially embarrassing information so as not to undermine its relationship with Baghdad, according to two former State Department employees....

Families make case for vaccine link to autism

By KEVIN FREKING — Tue, 13 May 2008 01:02:09 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Parents claiming that childhood vaccines cause autism should not be rewarded by the courts when the scientific community has already rejected any link, government lawyers argued Monday on the first day of a hearing in federal court....

Bush has missed targets on Middle East peace

By TERENCE HUNT — Tue, 13 May 2008 00:10:24 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Bush has a faulty calendar and questionable optimism when it comes to the Middle East. By his original reckoning, an elusive peace should have happened three years ago and a democratic Palestinian state should now be living in harmony with longtime enemy Israel....

Feds: No credible terror threat to Indy 500

By EILEEN SULLIVAN — Mon, 12 May 2008 23:53:58 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Indianapolis 500 is an attractive target for terrorists, federal authorities said, but there has been no credible or specific threat aimed at the Memorial Day weekend race....

Bush to discuss oil prices with Saudi king

Mon, 12 May 2008 21:48:21 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Bush said Monday that when he meets Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah later this week, he'll bring up the effect that high oil prices are having on the U.S. and global economies....

Bush says world should condemn Myanmar

By FOSTER KLUG — Mon, 12 May 2008 21:46:26 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Bush said Monday that an angry world should condemn the way Myanmar's military rulers are handling the aftermath of a devastating cyclone....

Interest rates rise in weekly auction

Mon, 12 May 2008 21:18:12 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Interest rates on short-term Treasury bills rose in Monday's auction to the highest levels since February....

ATF chief: Crime rose as cities' funding dropped

By LARA JAKES JORDAN — Mon, 12 May 2008 21:02:22 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Violent crime has increased in some cities in recent years in part because local police are too cash-strapped to fight it, the ATF chief said Monday....

57 officers slain in the line of duty last year

By NATASHA T. METZLER — Mon, 12 May 2008 20:43:47 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The FBI says 57 law enforcement officers were slain in the line of duty last year, up from 48 the previous year....

Court blocked from case: Too many investments

By MARK SHERMAN — Mon, 12 May 2008 20:34:35 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Supreme Court tossed itself off a big case Monday....