The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said military leaders are taking a hard look at Iraq. But the White House said its definition of success has not changed.
One of the first promises the newly triumphant House Democrats issued after their election victory was to slash interest rates on educational loans–a move that heartened students and parents but frightened those who invest in lenders' stocks.
After months of hand-wringing about the risks of Rep. Charles Rangel's defunding the Iraq war or Rep. John Conyers's moving to impeach the president, Republicans unexpectedly have a batch of Democratic committee chairmen in the Senate to worry about as well. The lineup is nearly identical to the one Bush faced from 2001 to 2003, but the Democrats have renewed enthusiasm this time and a like-minded leadership in the House. Here are the future chairmen of the most powerful committees:
Business leaders love to emulate battlefield commanders as they deploy their troops and make critical decisions. That's why otherwise-arcane military books like The Art of War by Sun Tzu and On War by Carl von Clausewitz remain brisk sellers: They're considered obligatory titles on the bookshelf of any executive with a taste for corporate battle.
AP - Sen. John McCain, considered the front-runner for the 2008 Republican presidential nomination, intends to launch an exploratory committee next week, GOP officials said Friday. The officials spoke on the condition of anonymity to avoid pre-empting a public statement from the four-term Arizona senator.
AP - A new recording Friday attributed to the leader of al-Qaida in Iraq mocked President Bush as a coward whose conduct of the war was rejected at the polls, challenging him to keep U.S. troops in the country to face more bloodshed.
AP - The Pentagon is developing plans that for the first time would send entire National Guard combat brigades back to Iraq for a second tour, the Guard's top general said in the latest sign of how thinly stretched the military has become.
Army Sgt. Willsun Mock was the 11th U.S. soldier killed in a violent weekend in Iraq -- a brother, son and boyfriend. For CNN's Arwa Damon he was someone she shared precious time with in Falluja. His last words to her, days before he was killed in October, were: "Take care of yourself. It's dangerous out there. Keep your head down." He used to remember Taps being played for fallen comrades. Now, this Veterans Day, they will be playing for him.
A Marine who died saving his comrades in Iraq from a grenade blast will receive a posthumous Medal of Honor -- the nation's highest military decoration. Marine Cpl. Jason Dunham was fighting hand to hand when his attacker dropped a grenade. Dunham dived on the explosive, using his helmet to try to blunt the blast. "As long as we have Marines like Corporal Dunham, America will never fear for her liberty," President Bush said Friday.
Oscar-winning actor Jack Palance, who starred as a hired gun in the classic western "Shane," has died, a family spokesman said Friday. The 87-year-old died at his home in Montecito, California.
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