Political Corruption

ISLAMABAD - Scores of Pakistani lawmakers may lose their seats for allegedly lying about their academic credentials, a growing scandal that adds to the woes of the U.S.-backed leadership as it struggles with Islamist militancy and a weak economy.

WASHINGTON - The leader of the White House's effort to help cities and communities deal with the decline of the U.S.

CHICAGO - In a story May 11 about corruption charges against former Gov.

WACO, Texas - Baylor University named former Clinton White House nemesis Kenneth Starr its new president on Monday, saying the one-time independent prosecutor's Christian ideals and experience heading a law school made him the ideal candidate to lead the world's largest Baptist university.