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 - Three climbers who tumbled off a ledge on Mount Hood were taken away in an ambulance after they hiked down much of the state's highest peak with their rescuers and a dog who may have saved their lives.
AP - A Mideast peace summit designed to open a new chapter for Israelis and Palestinians fed up with violence concluded Monday with no new agreements and a pledge to keep talking.
AP - Insurgents staged a bold daylight assault against a U.S. combat post north of the capital Monday first striking with a suicide car bombing, then firing on soldiers pinned down in a former Iraqi police station. At least two soldiers were killed and 17 wounded, the military said.
Three climbers and a dog stranded in wild weather on Mount Hood since Sunday are off the Oregon mountain, said rescue command officer Russell Gubele. The climbers were brought down the mountain in a snowcat and transferred to an ambulance for checkups.
Iranian patrol boats have increased attempts in the last week to assess defenses near Iraqi offshore oil terminals, U.S. military officials said Monday.