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Sen. Patrick Leahy, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, says it’s time for both parties to support a “Truth Commission” to investigate the...

The former general who investigated abuses at Iraq’s Abu Ghraib prison is joining an ex-FBI director and others in seeking a presidential commission to...

A Democratic-proposed “truth commission” to investigate the Bush administration is generating more partisanship in a Congress already filled with it.

A Democratic-proposed “truth commission” to investigate the Bush administration is generating more partisanship in a Congress already filled with it.

The chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee’s proposal to launch a “truth commission” to investigate the Bush administration’s anti-terror...

The chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee is proposing a “truth commission” to investigate abuses of detainees, politically inspired moves at the...

The chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee is proposing a “truth commission” to investigate abuses of detainees, and politically inspired hirings and...

President Barack Obama has named a former Nevada consumer advocate as the acting chairman of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.

Two U.S. senators are proposing a Sept. 11-style commission with subpoena powers and a $3 million budget to investigate what caused the banking and financial crisis.

If Tim Tebow’s No. 15 jersey is flying off the shelves in Florida, shouldn’t the Gators’ quarterback be getting a cut? Or if Sam Bradford’s big...

Republican John McCain and Democrat Barack Obama will participate in three 90-minute debates in the next three weeks. Their running mates, Republican Sarah Palin and...

A former Liberian warlord whose drugged fighters once appeared on camera holding up a human heart dodged questions Wednesday and refused to accept any wrongdoing during...

The Commission on Presidential Debates on Tuesday named Jim Lehrer and Gwen Ifill of PBS, Tom Brokaw of NBC News and Bob Schieffer of CBS News as moderators of the...

Democratic candidate Barack Obama on Saturday backed further away from rival John McCain’s challenge for a series of Lincoln-Douglas debates, agreeing only to the...

Democratic candidate Barack Obama’s campaign has accepted a proposal by the Commission on Presidential Debates for three debates with Republican candidate John...

Gov. David Paterson has selected longtime boxing judge Melvina Lathan to head the New York State Athletic Commission, which regulates professional boxing in New...

Gov. David Paterson wants to select longtime boxing judge Melvina Lathan to head the state agency that regulates professional boxing.State Athletic Commission chairman...

In a June 15 story about the Election Assistance Commission, The Associated Press erroneously reported the agency’s current operating budget. That figure is $16.5...

It was not an auspicious beginning. The year was 2004 and the newest federal agency had no desks, no computers, and no office to put them in. It had neither an address...