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 - A relative calm enveloped the JetBlue terminal at Kennedy Airport on Monday, Day Six of a schedule-busting siege in the wake of a massive Valentine's Day storm that left many travelers dismayed, disheartened and distrusting.
AP - Rescuers who camped out on Mount Hood set out at daybreak Monday to try to reach three climbers who fell from a snowy ledge and were huddled in sleeping bags and cuddled with a dog amid ferocious winds and blowing snow.
AP - Two bombs exploded on a train headed from India to Pakistan, sparking a fire that swept through two coaches and killed 66 people in an attack that officials said Monday was aimed at undermining the peace process between the rivals.
Rescue crews were on their way today to find three climbers stranded overnight after falling off a ledge. The climbers huddled in sleeping bags with their Labrador retriever to keep warm as they waited for rescue, according to an official with the rescue team.
India and Pakistan have vowed that explosions on board an Indian passenger train that killed at least 65 people will not derail the peace process between the two nations.