Once in a position of enormous strength, Iraqi Kurds are now pursuing policies that are antagonizing other factions and uniting most Sunnis and many Shiites.
Higher costs in China could spell the end of an era of ultra-cheap goods, as well as the beginning of China?s rise from the lowest rungs of global manufacturing.
Half a million American children take classes online, and many are attending virtual public schools that are competing with local districts for millions in public dollars.
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AP - Democrats Barack Obama and Hillary Rodham Clinton sparred, for the most part cordially, over immigration, health care and the war in Iraq in their first one-on-one debate on Thursday as they faced high-stakes Super Tuesday contests that could go a long way toward determining the party's presidential nominee.
AP - A missile from a U.S. Predator drone struck a suspected terrorist safehouse in Pakistan and killed a top al-Qaida commander believed responsible for a brazen bomb attack during a visit last year by Vice President Dick Cheney to Afghanistan, a U.S. official said Thursday.
AP - Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney on Thursday accused his rival John McCain of adopting underhanded tactics from Richard Nixon, the GOP president who resigned in disgrace.
Tonight's debate between Sens. Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama touched on topics including Iraq, immigration, taxes, health care and job experience. In contrast to last week's contentious faceoff, the candidates' debate tonight was largely cordial.
California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger will announce Thursday he is endorsing Republican presidential candidate Sen. John McCain, two GOP sources familiar with the situation told CNN.
A senior al Qaeda terrorist active in operational planning and training has been killed in Pakistan, a knowledgeable Western official and an unnamed military source said today. Abu Laith al-Libi is thought to have been involved in the February 2007 bombing at Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan while Vice President Dick Cheney was visiting.