White House: deal possible on CIA interrogations
1287
The White House and Senate   Republicans who revolted against the president's proposal on   tough CIA interrogations of terrorism suspects said on Sunday a   compromise was possible to heal a party rift over treatment of   prisoners.
652775
While the White House remains wary of the proposal to talk with Iran, Tehran sources tell TIME that the regime believes such talks are in the country's best interest
126940
The Bush administration urged  Congress to drop a legislative proposal that would have curbed  the ability of U.S. intelligence to use extreme interrogation  tactics, the White House acknowledged on Thursday.
663478
The White House has requested that the Central Intelligence Agency and the Pentagon study whether the Defense Department should take over CIA paramilitary operations, as recommended by the Sept. 11 commission.
391066
The White House tried to convince  conservatives, including a top aide, on Thursday that a  breakthrough deal with North Korea would not free Pyongyang  from a list of countries that sponsor terrorism anytime soon.
279703
The US may use the criticised interrogation technique of waterboarding again in the future, the White House says.
623013
President Bush signed executive orders and directives yesterday bolstering the authority of the CIA director over the nation's intelligence programs and budgets, signaling a renewed effort by the White House to shape the national security debate roiling Congress and the presidential campaign.
502054
Facing growing resistance on Capitol Hill, the White House may give in a little on legislation governing the treatment of terror suspects
748492
Having won a two-month reprieve from Congress to demonstrate progress in Iraq, the White House does not intend to give up on trying to forge a grand political bargain among Iraq's sectarian leaders, even though such a deal has proved elusive since the 2003 invasion, administration officials said.
150385
WASHINGTON - The Washington Post reported Friday that the CIA has a top-secret detention facility for valuable al-Qaida captives at Guantanamo Bay prison in Cuba.
769672
President Bush held out the possibility yesterday that he eventually may pardon I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby as the White House sought to fend off Democratic outrage and conservative disappointment over the president's decision to commute the 30-month prison term of the vice president's former chief of...
70286
The transfer of 14 foreign terrorism   suspects from CIA prisons abroad to the U.S. military prison at   Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, resolved a two-year debate in the Bush   administration over its detention policy, The Washington Post   reported on Thursday.
596787
At least four top White House lawyers took part in discussions with the C.I.A. about whether to destroy videotapes showing the secret interrogations of two Qaeda operatives.
555861
President Bush is trying to break an election-season deadlock with congressional Republicans over bills that would give the White House broad authority to monitor, interrogate and prosecute terrorism suspects.
433576
The White House is finalizing an $80  billion to $100 billion package that will pay for military  operations in Iraq and Afghanistan and could release details  early next week, sources close to the deliberations said on  Friday.
280981
The White House and rebellious Senate Republicans announced agreement Thursday on rules for the interrogation and trial of suspects in the war on terror. President Bush urged Congress to put it into law before adjourning for the midterm elections.
682972
The White House urged congressional negotiators Tuesday to agree quickly on overhauling U.S. spy agencies so President Bush can sign the bill into law "as soon as possible." A House-Senate committee will meet Wednesday to negotiate over differences, particularly border control provisions.