Historic Victory in U.S.

By Anne Plummer Flaherty WASHINGTON - A rebellious Senate committee defied President Bush on Thursday and approved terror-detainee legislation he has vowed to block, deepening Republican conflict over terrorism and national security in the middle of the election season. Republican Sen.

Corrects to Armed Services Committee from Foreign

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Senate Democratic Leader Harry Reid today wrote the following letter to Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist after Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld refused to appear before the Senate Armed Services Committee tomorrow.

With lawmakers facing tough questions at home about the war in Iraq, Senator John Warner, the chairman of the Armed Services Committee, says he intends to summon Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld quickly for a hearing when Congress returns next week.