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President Bush offered federal help and encouragement Thursday to some of the 25,000 firefighters working under a blazing sun to contain wildfires that make up the single largest fire event ever recorded in California.

A Democratic plan to spur oil drilling on federal lands where energy companies already hold leases was defeated today.

European terrorists are trying to enter the United States with European Union passports, and there is no guarantee officials will catch them every time, Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff said Thursday.

A new Iran sanctions bill cleared its key hurdle in the Senate Thursday, as Congress tries to tighten the financial screws on Teheran at the same time that the Bush administration is making new diplomatic overtures.

New York tax filers reporting more than $375,000 a year in earned income may end up paying nearly 60% of their wages in taxes to the government under a Barack Obama presidency, economists who have analyzed his plan said.

Oregon voters are hoping the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals will uphold their efforts to protect natural marriage.