The change in deployments reflects worries that the capital might be at risk, an all the more delicate decision as the U.S. military reassesses troop distribution in Iraq and Afghanistan.
The Bush administration is preparing to present a lengthy strategy review aimed at reversing the gains that militants have made in destabilizing Afghanistan and Pakistan.
AP - In a year when national Republican fortunes took a turn for the worse, Louisiana delivered the GOP two seats in Congress in elections delayed by Hurricane Gustav.
AP - Unemployment is on the rise. The stock market is in the tank. Is this any time for a party? For the sake of the masses of people expected for President-elect Barack Obama's inauguration, let's hope so. While Obama must be sensitive to the nation's time of war and recession, there's still reason to expect a rollicking time.
AP - With an eye on the immediate aftermath of the 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor, thousands of World War II veterans and other observers are expected on Sunday to commemorate the 67th anniversary of the devastating Japanese military raid.
President-elect Barack Obama was expected to name retired Gen. Eric Shinseki to be secretary of Veterans Affairs on Sunday, according to two Democratic sources. Critics have argued the former Army chief's advice was ignored in 2003, resulting in too few U.S. troops being sent to Iraq after the invasion.
Caroline Kennedy, who spent most of her life looking to steer clear of the spotlight, is showing interest in the Senate seat that would be vacated by Secretary of State-designate Hillary Clinton. If Kennedy takes the Senate seat it would be the continuation of a family legacy that began 56 years ago with the election of her father, John F. Kennedy, as the junior senator from Massachusetts.
Hundreds of young self-styled anarchists erupted in violent anger in central Athens after police shot to death a teenager late Saturday and the rioting soon spread to other Greek cities.
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