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Justice Dept. Moves Toward Charges Against Contractors in Iraq Shooting
Federal prosecutors have sent target letters to six Blackwater Worldwide security guards involved in a September shooting that left 17 Iraqi civilians dead, indicating a high likelihood the Justice Department will seek to indict at least some of the men, according to three sources close to the case.
 
Budget 101
A narrated guide to this year's budget proposal and a look at the federal budgetmaking process.

2008 Budget Proposal

Budget by Functional Category

SOURCE: Office of Management and Budget

More Graphics:

• The Budget Deficit
• Receipts and Outlays
• Spending Categories

Where the Money Will Go

President's budget plan would dramatically increase military spending and squeeze federal health care programs and most domestic agencies to achieve his goal of eliminating the deficit by 2012.
 
More Funds for Security
Slow Growth in Health
New Spending for No Child Left Behind
More for Energy Research
A Boost for National Parks
The Trail (Post, August 15, 2008, Page A04)
 
Money as a Weapon: A modest program to put cash in Iraqis' hands stretches its mandate with big projects. (Post, August 11, 2008, Page A01)
 
Executive Order's Amendments Clarify Intelligence Duties (Post, August 11, 2008, Page A13)
 
Obama Tax Plan Would Balloon Deficit, Analysis Finds: Democrat's Promise to Cut Taxes Without Adding to Debt Relies on Bush Fiscal Policy (Post, August 10, 2008, Page A10)
 
Credit Crisis Triggers Unprecedented U.S. Response (Post, August 9, 2008, Page A01)
 
No Vacation From McCain's Attacks: GOP Campaign Launches Three Ads as Obama Heads for a Week in Hawaii (Post, August 9, 2008, Page A06)
 
Iraq Banks Billions in Surpluses, GAO Says: Nation's Oil Revenue Rising Sharply While U.S. Funds Reconstruction Projects (Post, August 6, 2008, Page A06)
 
Detainees Busted Pr. William Jail Budget: Immigration Agency Pays $800,000 Difference (Post, August 6, 2008, Page B08)
 
Clinton: Widen AIDS Effort in U.S.: Ex-President Says His Foundation Will Become More Involved (Post, August 5, 2008, Page A02)
 
Lawmakers Agree to Ban Toxins in Children's Items (Post, July 29, 2008, Page A01)
 
Record $482 Billion '09 Deficit Forecast: Next President's Options May Be Limited (Post, July 29, 2008, Page A04)
 
Va. Jails to Report Foreign Inmates: New Law Targets Illegal Immigrants (Post, July 28, 2008, Page A01)
 
Housing Bill Won't 'Perform Miracles': Senate Approves Measure, but Critics Say Law Unlikely to Prevent Most Foreclosures (Post, July 27, 2008, Page A01)
 
Anti-Terror Funds Questioned: Local Police Depts. Say DHS Shortchanges Other Priorities (Post, July 26, 2008, Page A02)
 
Democrat Vows Bill to Block 'Secret Rule' on Workplace Toxins (Post, July 26, 2008, Page A03)
 
McCain May Act Soon on VP Pick: Aides Predict Announcement Before Olympics (Post, July 25, 2008, Page A01)
 
WHITE HOUSE SOUGHT RETRACTION: EPA E-Mail Concluded Global Warming Endangers Public Health, Senator Says (Post, July 25, 2008, Page A19)
 
Huge Housing Bill Set to Become Law: Bush Drops Veto Threat On Measure (Post, July 24, 2008, Page A01)
 
Democrats Ask Labor to Forgo 'Secret Rule' (Post, July 24, 2008, Page A03)
 
U.S. Rushes to Change Workplace Toxin Rules (Post, July 23, 2008, Page A01)
 
Cuba Democracy Groups Facing Audits After Reports of Fraud (Post, July 23, 2008, Page A13)
 
In Immigration Cases, Employers Feel the Pressure: But Critics Fault Laws as Ineffective (Post, July 21, 2008, Page A01)
 
Cybersecurity Will Take A Big Bite of the Budget (Post, July 21, 2008, Page A13)
 
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