Several major political parties are in talks to form a coalition to break the influence of the radical Shiite cleric Moktada al-Sadr, Iraqi officials say.
There's little that economists can agree on these days, with the possible exception of this: When the Federal Reserve gathers Tuesday to set the nation's interest rate policy, it will almost assuredly vote to leave rates steady.
Not just good for reminiscing about your childhood story time, your local library has a wealth of information to help startup entrepreneurs. "There are a lot of wonderful programs available for [entrepreneurs] at public libraries," says Leslie Burger, president of the American Library Association. Some examples of amenities: SCORE volunteers providing counseling sessions to help develop business plans, as well as publication collections and software available for use by businesses.
AP - Two car bombs targeting day laborers looking for work exploded within seconds of each other Tuesday on a main square in central Baghdad, killing at least 57 people and wounding more than 150, police said.
AP - President Bush, eager to show he can take advice on Iraq, embarked on a round of public outreach Monday and promised Americans the unpopular war eventually would make their lives safer.
AP - U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan took his criticism of the Bush administration to the nation's heartland Monday, saying America must not sacrifice its democratic ideals while waging war against terrorism.
It has become an all-too-familiar ruse, with devastating results: A man driving a pickup truck pulls up to a group of laborers looking for work in Baghdad. The man calls the laborers over, saying he has work for them. As they gather around the truck, the driver detonates hundreds of pounds of explosives in the vehicle. Police say the blast today killed 45 people and wounded 148 others.