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WASHINGTON – The World Bank said it would not open its buildings in Washington on Friday because of a bomb threat. “World Bank Group Corporate Security is investigating a bomb threat received by telephone. The Bank is working with law enforcement officials to determine the validity of the threat,” according …

WASHINGTON – When President George W. Bush began his first energized pursuit of an Israeli-Palestinian peace accord just over five months ago, confidence was his constant companion. “I’m optimistic,” he said over and over about the prospects for ending one of the world’s longest-running disputes within little more than a …

WASHINGTON – House Democrats are proposing a tax surcharge on millionaires to pay for a big increase in education benefits for veterans of the war in Iraq, lawmakers said Tuesday. The plan, if accepted by rank-and-file Democrats, would clear the way for a vote Thursday on a long-stalled war funding …