In contrast to the U.S. troop buildup, Prime Minister Tony Blair said today that Britain will withdraw up to 1,600 troops from southern Iraq in the coming months.
One major change in the presidential sweepstakes this year is the use of campaign staffers to feed bloggers negative information about their foes, and it appears to be hitting former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney the hardest.
Getting out of Iraq, making healthcare affordable, and keeping America safe from terrorism top the list of priorities for unmarried women, according to a new survey.
Gen. James Cartwright, the four-star head of U.S. Strategic Command, which controls andis tasked to deliver nuclear weapons,said today that what keeps him awake at night is the "span of the threat" facing the United States.
AP - Insurgents exploded a truck carrying chlorine gas canisters Wednesday the second such "dirty" chemical attack in two days while a U.S. official said ground fire apparently forced the downing of a Black Hawk helicopter. All nine aboard the aircraft were rescued.
AP - The Bush administration said Wednesday that Britain's decision to withdraw 1,600 troops from Iraq is a positive sign that fits with the overall strategy for stabilizing the country.
AP - The rival presidential campaigns of Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama traded accusations of nasty politics Wednesday over Hollywood donor David Geffen, who once backed Bill Clinton but now supports his wife's top rival.
Anna Nicole Smith's mother said today that she's afraid for the safety of her granddaughter, Dannielynn, while the baby is in the care of Howard K. Stern. At a hearing to decide who gets custody of the body, Virgie Arthur tried to link the deaths of Anna Nicole and her son Daniel, who died last year.
A suicide car bomb exploded Wednesday at a busy Iraqi police checkpoint in the holy city of Najaf, killing at least eight people and wounding 43 others, police said. The casualties included both police and civilians.
As I sat down recently with a senior Iranian government official, he urgently waved a column by Thomas Friedman of The New York Times in my face, one about how the United States and Iran need to engage each other.