Senator Lieberman's Statement on Majority Leader Reid's Comment that the Iraq War is "Lost"  —  WASHINGTON - Senator Joe Lieberman (ID-CT) today made the following statement in response to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid's comment that the Iraq War is "lost:"

Gates Coaxes Iraq on Political Front  —  Defense Secretary, in Baghdad, Reiterates That U.S. Street Patrols Aren't Indefinite  —  Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, unsatisfied with the pace of political reconciliation in Iraq, laid down an implicit deadline Friday by urging Iraqi leaders …

Limbaugh: Conservatives Should 'Circle The Wagons' Around 'Idiot,' 'Weak Attorney General'  —  On his radio show Friday, Rush Limbaugh encouraged conservatives to "circle the wagons" around Alberto Gonzales, recycling his argument that winning elections is more important than governing.

Rutgers team skips Clinton meeting  —  NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. — Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton finally dropped by Rutgers to meet with the school's women's basketball coach — but the players themselves skipped the half-hour meeting, citing their studies and Imus fatigue.

Gunman knew engineer he killed at NASA, police say … HOUSTON, Texas (CNN) — A NASA engineer Friday shot and killed another engineer and then turned the gun on himself at the Johnson Space Center, police and NASA officials said.  —  The shootings occurred in a single office in Building 44 on the sprawling campus.

Land-Swap Plan Causes Trouble For Congressman  —  Mr. Renzi Offers Field  —  To Mining Companies;  —  Grand Jury Is Active  —  SUPERIOR, Ariz. — As they dig for nickel, copper and other commodities in the far corners of the earth, the world's largest mining companies …

Weapons to go offstage  —  Trachtenberg cites Virginia Tech attack  —  In the wake of Monday's massacre at Virginia Tech in which a student killed 32 people, Dean of Student Affairs Betty Trachtenberg has limited the use of stage weapons in theatrical productions.

Iraqi tribal chiefs forming an anti-insurgent party  —  The Sunni sheiks aim to set up a council and enter elections.  They also seek to enhance U.S. troops' image.  —  RAMADI, IRAQ — A group of Sunni tribal leaders in beleaguered Al Anbar province said Thursday that it intended to form …

Jihadist video shows boy beheading man  —  KILI FAQIRAN, Pakistan - The boy with the knife looks barely 12.  In a high-pitched voice, he denounces the bound, blindfolded man before him as an American spy.  Then he hacks off the captive's head to cries of "God is great!" and hoists it in triumph by the hair.

Army Clamped Down After Tillman's Death  —  AP Photo FX103, FX104, FX106, FX102  —  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Within hours of Pat Tillman's death, the Army went into information-lockdown mode, cutting off phone and Internet connections at a base in Afghanistan, posting guards on a wounded platoon mate …

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