Gonzales defends Bush NSA program before Senate panel
Attorney General Alberto Gonzales travels to Capitol Hill to defend the Bush administration's warrantless eavesdropping program. He says the surveillance is lawful and essential to security, while acknowledging internal debate and avoiding discussion of operational details. He notes a distinction between domestic and international communications in the program.
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Bush Budget Aims Shifts in Domestic Spending and War Funding
The proposed 2007 budget freezes or trims many domestic agency budgets while boosting Pentagon and war costs. Education Commerce Interior and Energy face cuts. NIH stays flat and CDC faces a small cut. Pentagon funding rises about 5 percent to 439.3 billion with 120 billion for Iraq and Afghanistan. Hurricane relief adds 18 billion.
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