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WASHINGTON – Rep. Tom DeLay (search), under indictment on campaign finance violations, railed against Democrats in a letter Thursday, accusing them of engaging in “the politics of personal destruction.” The letter, sent to constituents and contributors, connected his case with investigations into possible misconduct by White House adviser Karl Rove …

WASHINGTON – The Senate is ready to give President Bush (search) $50 billion more for wars, even as public support for the Iraq fighting slips, the number of U.S. casualties climbs and Congress grows frustrated by the conflict’s direction. The money, part of a $445 billion military spending bill for …

CANCUN, Mexico – Tourists packed Cancun’s airport and shuttled from luxury hotels to spartan emergency shelters Thursday, desperately trying to escape Hurricane Wilma as its outer bands battered the resort’s white-sand beaches. Cuba evacuated more than 200,000 people. Wilma, a Category 4 (search) storm with winds of 150 mph, churned …