American military officials said the Iraqi government had yet to develop a plan to absorb an influx of refugees returning to Baghdad and prevent it from setting off a new round of violence.
Both Rudolph W. Giuliani?s Republican rival Mitt Romney and Democrats have accused him of a pattern of misleading figures and have begun to use the issue to try to undercut his credibility.
AP - The Marines plan to buy fewer bomb-resistant vehicles than planned despite pressure from lawmakers who are determined to spend billions of dollars on the vehicles.
AP - Thousands of Iraqis whose support for the U.S. war effort in Iraq has put them and their families in grave danger at home are being excluded from a new fast-track system aimed at speeding up refugee resettlement in the United States for American allies, officials said Thursday.
President Bush on Thursday called on Congress to approve billions of dollars in additional funding for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, saying the Army might have to shut down bases and start furloughing between 100,000 and 200,000 civilian workers by mid-February.
The girlfriend of slain Washington Redskins safety Sean Taylor says he was a simple "homebody." But a former teammate and lifelong friend paints a far different picture: Taylor was "pretty much scared every day of his life" because former friends were out to get him, Arizona Cardinals cornerback Antrel Rolle says.