WASHINGTON, May 2 (UPI) -- White House officials have blocked a rule that would protect North Atlantic right whales in shipping lanes, U.S. conservationists said.

WASHINGTON, March 14 (UPI) -- Blackwater's response to charges that it has tried to avoid taxes and reap small-business benefits by wrongfully labeling its employees as contractors has seemingly confirmed every self-appointed critic's worst fears.

NEW YORK, Feb. 25 (UPI) -- Seven-time Cy Young award winner Roger Clemens may face a criminal investigation into whether he committed perjury during drug testimony on Capitol Hill.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 1 (UPI) -- The chairman of a U.S. congressional oversight committee requested that the White House hand over documents withheld in the Jack Abramoff lobbying scandal.

WEST HOLLYWOOD, Calif., July 22 (UPI) -- A nationwide call for the impeachment of U.S. President George Bush was bolstered last week when officials in West Hollywood, Calif., joined the fray.

WASHINGTON, April 9 (UPI) -- Congressional investigators demanded access to e-mail sent from White House laptop computers provided by the Republican National Committee.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 17 (UPI) -- The U.S. General Services Administration in Washington is defending its administrator for arranging a no-bid contract.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 (UPI) -- The U.S. government relies heavily on private business and spent $400 billion in 2006 on contractors, The New York Times reported Sunday.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 3 (UPI) -- Democratic and Republican senators are working on legislation to reverse a provision killing the U.S. agency overseeing reconstruction money spent in Iraq.