In the News - Mar. 31

Censure Bush? Nixon aide testifies - 31 Mar 2006 at 12:30pm - Nixon White House counselor John Dean told a Senate hearing Friday that President Bush?s domestic spying exceeds the wrongdoing that toppled his former boss from power.

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Rice Concedes Errors in Iraq, Elsewhere - 31 Mar 2006 at 12:29pm - Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice conceded Friday that the United States probably has made thousands of "tactical errors" in Iraq and elsewhere, but said it will be judged by its larger aims of peace and democracy in the Middle East.

Thank you, Dr. Mushroomcloud. I wonder whether warnings of immininent nuclear attacks fit into the "tactical-error" category.

Dire Prediction From Osama's Bodyguard - 31 Mar 2006 at 12:10pm - Osama bin Laden's former personal bodyguard is certain the al Qaeda leader is planning an attack against the United States. Abu Jandal shares with correspondent Bob Simon first-hand details about the most-wanted man in the world.

"I don't know if he's alive or dead. One thing I do know: he's on the run." -GWB

Many Iraqis Rely on Neighborhood Watches - 31 Mar 2006 at 2:06pm - Many Iraqis Have Set Up Neighborhood Watch Groups to Protect Themselves From the Militias

And critics say Iraqis aren't stepping up.