Democratic senators assailed the Bush administration's postwar reconstruction effort in Iraq today, peppering Deputy Defense Secretary Paul D. Wolfowitz with complaints about the planning and execution of the strategy.

The senator, who denied any wrongdoing, assailed that approach as prosecutorial excess.

One Democratic senator who voted for the war resolution and praised President Bush for his course of "moderation and deliberation," Joe Biden of Delaware, actively assailed the reports of Al Qaeda in Iraq, calling them "much exaggerated."

Senior Democratic and Republican senators assailed the government of Saudi Arabia today for refusing to strike out against extremism within the kingdom and for failing to cooperate fully with American efforts against Al Qaeda and other Islamic terror networks.

His personal financial dealings have led to questions regarding his integrity, and senators of his own party have assailed his handling of an early investigation of the Iran-contra affair.

The senior senator from West Virginia assails what he considers the "reckless and arrogant presidency" of George W. Bush.

The senior senator from Georgia assails positions taken by his fellow Democrats.