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Ehrlich Brushes Off Country Club Dust-Up

ANNAPOLIS, Md. – Gov. Robert Ehrlich (search), responding to complaints about a fund-raiser at a golf club that critics say does not have any black members, described the flap Tuesday as “all a bunch of nothing.” “We have no access to the membership information. Obviously, we’re renters. We come in …

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Political Fight Begins for Roberts Nomination

John G. Roberts Jr. (search) began his confirmation campaign Wednesday to nail down Republican Senate support and overcome Democrats’ fears that he would push the nation’s highest court far to the right on abortion and other polarizing issues. While Republicans are praising President Bush’s Supreme Court (search) nominee, most Democrats …

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Ex-Hostages: Iran's President Was Captor

WASHINGTON – Already saddled with resolving a looming nuclear showdown with Iran, the Bush administration now faces the possibility that that country’s new leader helped take 52 Americans hostage in 1979. “Many questions” have been raised by six former U.S. hostages who have identified Iran’s President-elect Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (search) as …

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