Bush ignores laws he inks, vexing Congress

By LAURIE KELLMAN, Associated Press Writer 

WASHINGTON - Sen. John McCain thought he had a 
deal when President Bush, faced with a veto-proof margin in Congress, 
agreed to sign a bill banning the torture of detainees. Not quite. While Bush 
signed the new law, he also quietly approved another document: a signing 
statement reserving his right to ignore the law. McCain was furious, and so 
were other lawmakers.

The Senate Judiciary Committee is opening hearings this week into what has 
become the White House's favorite tool for overriding Congress in the name of 
wartime national security.

Bush slams leak of terror financing info

By TERENCE HUNT, AP White House Correspondent 

WASHINGTON -
President Bush said Monday it was "disgraceful" that the news media had 
disclosed a secret CIA-Treasury program to track millions of financial records 
in search of terrorist suspects. The White House accused The New York 
Times of breaking a long tradition of keeping wartime secrets.