The president said the ?extremists and radicals? behind the bombing and attacks in Baghdad and elsewhere in Iraq ?can?t run us out of the Middle East.?
Vitamin D has already been linked to stronger bones and lower rates of diabetes, colon cancer, and prostate cancer. Now a new finding provides more evidence of the nutrient's disease-preventive powers.
A Boise State University student who police say admitted he made up a report of a violent antigay hate crime against himself—but not until after the report inspired hundreds to march in two campus vigils—could now face court action. In November, the student had said a white male used antigay expletives and knocked him unconscious; he had cuts and bruises to prove it. Then, after police initiated an investigation, the student confessed he had never been attacked and had actually used "a stick and his fists to self-inflict his injuries," police told the Boise State Arbiter. Now, police have summoned the student to court on charges of resisting and obstructing officers. Last month, police told the Arbiter that filing a false police report can yield penalties of up to a year in jail and a $1,000 fine.
Like any good college student, Paper Trail is spending this holiday season paying respect to its roots. Yup, we're gonna start ranking! But this is not your parents' Best Colleges Guide. This is the Guide to the Best College Newspapers of 2006, and, unlike that other guide, we do not actually rank, and we do give points for style—and for how funny your university president looks on camera. The first annual awards will fall into five categories, listed below. Send nominations for each to papertrail@usnews.com. And keep checking the site! We'll announce finalists before the end of the year. In the new year, we'll announce the winners.
AP - President Bush says he is inclined to believe that the United States needs to increase the size of the army and the Marines. But Bush said he has not decided whether to order a short-term surge in U.S. troops in Iraq in hopes of gaining control of the violent and chaotic situation there.
AP - New Defense Secretary Robert Gates, in an unannounced trip to the battlefront, discussed a possible infusion of more U.S. troops into Iraq with American commanders on Wednesday but said no decisions have been made.
AP - Iraqi forces took responsibility for security in relatively peaceful Najaf province Wednesday, marking the first such handover by U.S. troops as Washington struggles to get Iraq's fragile government to stand on its own. Meanwhile, two American soldiers were killed by roadside bombs near Baghdad.
The White House is considering expanding the Army and Marines for "the long struggle against radicals and extremists," President Bush said today. "I'm not predicting any particular theater, but I am predicting that it's going to take a while for the ideology of liberty to finally triumph over the ideology of hate," he said.
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