Iran Defiant as UN Condemns Holocaust Denial
The United Nations General Assembly Friday adopted a U.S.-drafted resolution condemning denial of the Holocaust - but did so by consensus rather than by a recorded vote, thus allowing member states ambivalent on the matter to sidestep criticism. Read
Kerry 'Tempted,' But Won't Try Again
Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.) Wednesday announced he would not run for the 2008 Democratic presidential nomination, a decision that still leaves a field of some nine Democrats, dominated by two fellow senators. Read
Divided House Votes to Allow Embryonic Research
In a vote of 253 to 174, the House of Representatives Thursday passed a bill to lift President Bush's restrictions on federal funding for stem cell research that may hold future medical treatments but destroys early stage human embryos. Read
Giving Fatah Arms, Training Makes 'Better Terrorists,' Critics Say
Weapons and security assistance provided to the Palestinian Authority under the defunct Oslo Accords were used in subsequent terror attacks against Israelis, and now the Israeli and U.S. governments risk repeating the mistake, said critics of the policy. Read