AP - Supreme Court nominee Samuel Alito won narrow approval along strict party lines from the Senate Judiciary Committee Tuesday, propelling the conservative judge toward almost-certain confirmation in the Republican-controlled Senate.

AP - Stretched by frequent troop rotations to Iraq and Afghanistan, the Army has become a "thin green line" that could snap unless relief comes soon, according to a study for the Pentagon.

AP - Judges in the trial of Saddam Hussein tried to remove a newly appointed chief judge Tuesday, a dispute that forced an abrupt postponement of the proceedings and deepened the turmoil in what was supposed to be a landmark in Iraq's political progress.