Quoted: In recent days, the Bush administration announced new rules to speed oil shale development across 2 million rocky acres in the West. It scheduled an auction for drilling rights alongside three national parks. It has also set in motion processes to finalize major changes in endangered species protection, allow more mining waste to flow into rivers and streams, and exempt factory farms from air pollution reporting. News, Headlines and Latest Stories on Yahoo! News

Quoted: Hours after Salon revealed evidence that two Americans were killed by a U.S. tank, not enemy fire, military officials destroyed papers on the men.

Quoted: A 2004 classified order allowing the U.S. to attack the Qaeda terrorist network anywhere in the world was used to authorize nearly a dozen undisclosed attacks.

Quoted: Sarah Palin's attacks on Barack Obama's patriotism provoked a spike in death threats against the future president, Secret Service agents revealed during the final weeks of the campaign.

Quoted: Since telling Joe the Plumber of his wish to "spread the wealth around," Barack Obama is being called a socialist. Is he one? News, Headlines and Latest Stories on Yahoo! News

Quoted: President Bush said that he had the executive power to bypass parts of a military authorization act and a measure giving inspectors general greater independence from White House control.