AP - The Basque militant group ETA ended a decades-long campaign of terror, announcing a permanent cease-fire Wednesday that closes the door on one of Western Europe's last armed separatist movements.

Reuters - The chief of India's ruling Congress party, Sonia Gandhi, quit on Thursday as member of parliament and a key advisory body, after charges she had violated the constitution by holding both posts.

USATODAY.com - President Bush has not vetoed a single bill while he has been in office. But then, why would he? For most of his presidency, Congress has been dominated by fellow Republicans.

AFP - India's ruling Congress party chief Sonia Gandhi resigned from parliament following opposition allegations that she had breached parliamentary regulations by holding other salaried posts.

India's Congress party leader Sonia Gandhi resigns as an MP after claims she holds another salaried public post.

AP - President Bush urged Congress on Wednesday to approve a landmark plan to share nuclear technology with India — a deal that could be a tough sell to lawmakers.

AP - Tammy Duckworth, a former Army helicopter pilot who lost both legs in a grenade attack in Iraq, is now leading the charge for the Fighting Democrats.

AP - Signaling a tough campaign, a top Bush administration official urged Congress on Wednesday to approve a landmark plan to share nuclear technology with India.

AFP - Crippled Iraq war veteran Ladda "Tammy" Duckworth has eked out a primary win over two Democratic challengers, and earned the chance to run in November for an open US Congress seat.

Reuters - An Iraq war veteran who lost both legs in the conflict held a slim lead on Wednesday in her bid to run for the U.S. House of Representatives as a Democrat in a district held by Republicans for 32 years.

AP - Prosecutors will try to persuade a Texas appeals court Wednesday to reinstate some of the criminal charges against Rep. Tom DeLay, who is trying to win re-election to Congress while under indictment.

Reuters - U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff said on Tuesday he would not hesitate to urge Congress to give his agency the authority to regulate security at chemical plants, a feared target of attacks.

AP - The Bush administration issued a subdued appeal Tuesday to Afghanistan to permit a Christian convert on trial for his life to practice his faith in the predominantly Muslim country.

AP - Prosecutors will try to persuade a Texas appeals court Wednesday to reinstate some of the criminal charges against Rep. Tom DeLay, who is trying to win re-election to Congress while under indictment.

AFP - Lao President Khamtay Siphandone stepped down as head of the communist party that has ruled the isolated and poverty-stricken country for more than three decades.

Yvonne Lee - AHN Staff Reporter Minneapolis, MN (AHN) - After 46 years in politics, Rep. Martin Sabo says he is retiring. The Minnesota Democrat says Congress has become more polarized and decided it was time to quit. Sabo says, "I've always believed the fundamental problem with politics...

AP - Rep. Martin Sabo is retiring after 46 years in state and national politics, saying Congress has become more polarized and less hardworking during his years there.

The Christian Science Monitor - The African National Congress (ANC), the party of Nelson Mandela, which was so instrumental in overthrowing apartheid, is facing the most severe challenges yet to its decade-long dominance of South African politics and to its vaunted unity. But that, many observers say, is good news for democracy's evolution in a nation that wields so much influence across the rest of Africa.

USATODAY.com - The House of Representatives is on track this year to be in session the fewest number of days since Harry Truman was re-elected in 1948, railing against a "do-nothing Congress." For the first time, members of Congress are taking an entire week off for St. Patrick's Day. It's the latest scheduling innovation to give members more time to meet with constituents.

AFP - Most Americans want Democrats to take control of Congress in November mid-term elections, while 34 percent prefer a Republican Congress, a Newsweek Poll said.