President Bush has become so confident of his mastery of the issues–and the media–that he doesn't feel much pressure when he holds news conferences these days.
Advisers to President Bush are clinging to the notion that, in the end, majority Democrats in Congress won't cut off funds for U.S. forces in Iraq or even for the president's "surge" of an additional 21,500 troops.
Drug addiction is a brain disease that can be treated, says a new report by the National Institute on Drug Abuse about the science of addiction. "Many people still believe that drug addiction is a moral failing, but now we know from research that drugs actually change the neurochemistry of the brain in ways that affect behavior," says Timothy Condon, the deputy director of NIDA. The 36-page booklet is geared to the public and is available here.
AP - Two car bombs exploded in an outdoor market in Baghdad on Sunday, killing at least 56 people and injuring scores in the deadliest attack since U.S. and Iraqi forces began a major security push around the capital last week.
AP - A U.S. helicopter suffered a "sudden, unexplained loss of power" and crashed Sunday in southeastern Afghanistan, killing eight American troops, the military said. Fourteen people on board survived.
AP - Senate Democrats said Sunday they might try to restrict President Bush's ability to wage war in Iraq by approving a more limited version of the 2002 measure that authorized the use of force against Saddam Hussein.
Women will be paid to donate their eggs for scientific research in a landmark decision that will prompt a fierce backlash from leading figures in the medical world.
Car and suicide bombs killed 62 people Sunday within an hour on Baghdad streets after back-to-back car and suicide bombings. The explosive car attacks happened near markets and bus stops in an area that goes by the name 'New Baghdad.' And about a hour later, a suicide car bomber carried out his lethal mission near an Iraqi National Police checkpoint in Sadr City, killing one policeman and wounding 10 other people.
U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is making her rounds in the Middle East with the usual mission --- how to make peace. She has separate meetings planned Sunday with Israel's prime minister and the Palestinian Authority president, and the three will huddle on Monday. But before Rice got to Jerusalem, Israel's prime minister said the U.S. and his nation had already made one critical pact that will determine whether those two nations will ever play ball with any Palestinian government.
Eight coalition members were killed and 14 others wounded when their helicopter had a "sudden, unexplained loss of power and control" and crashed in southeastern Afghanistan on Sunday, military officials said.
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