WASHINGTON, June 28 (UPI) -- A congressional report criticized the training given to Iraqi military and police forces and said they aren't capable of handling security on their own.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 (UPI) -- U.S. Department of Defense records show the number of Army recruits with criminal backgrounds has risen 65 percent in the last three years. The number of waivers granted for U.S. Army recruits with convictions on their records rose from 4,918 in 2003 to 8

WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 (UPI) -- Democrats are planning to undertake U.S. congressional ethics reform in a piece-by-piece fashion using freshman legislators, The Washington Post said.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 (UPI) -- Wikipedia, the free online encyclopedia, blocked congressional Web addresses from making changes after finding that staffers were engaged in online spin.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 19 (UPI) -- A federal judge in Washington Tuesday refused to issue a stay while the Federal Election Commission appeals an order to implement campaign funding reform.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 (UPI) -- President Bush supports efforts in Congress to pass campaign finance reforms that would close loopholes letting in soft funds, the White House said Thursday.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 14 (UPI) -- Sponsors of a landmark 2002 campaign finance law sued Tuesday to force the U.S. Federal Election Commission to restrict the activities of 527 groups.

LAWRENCE, Mass., Dec. 19 (UPI) -- Grieving relatives, friends and strangers jammed into a Lawrence, Mass., church Thursday to mourn four young boys who died after falling through a river's thin ice. Many wept openly as funeral services were held in St. Mary's Church for the young friends.

BOSTON, Dec. 6 (UPI) -- William Bulger, the president of the University of Massachusetts, invoked his Fifth Amendment rights not to testify Friday about his fugitive mobster brother.