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Bombs kill 5 GIs in Iraq Mon, 26 Mar 2007 02:32:31 EDT	Two roadside bomb attacks have killed five U.S. soldiers in Iraq, according to the U.S. military. Four Task Force Lightning Soldiers were killed and two others were wounded Sunday when a bomb exploded near their patrol in Diyala Province, the military said. Another U.S. soldier was killed and two others were wounded Sunday by a roadside bomb blast in northwest Baghdad. [go to news]

Iran fires back at sanction backers Sun, 25 Mar 2007 16:35:53 EDT	Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad warned that "those seeking to impose sanctions against Iran will suffer a greater damage themselves," according to Iran's state-run news agency. The Iranian leader's warning comes one day after the U.N. Security Council unanimously passed new sanctions on Iran because of its refusal to suspend its uranium-enrichment program. [go to news]

Blair warns Iran over seized sailors Mon, 26 Mar 2007 02:54:54 EDT	Read full story for latest details. [go to news]

John, Elizabeth Edwards defend decision to run Sun, 25 Mar 2007 23:14:09 EDT	Democratic presidential contender John Edwards and his cancer-stricken wife Elizabeth defended their decision to continue his White House bid Sunday, but the former senator said voters' questions about the decision to keep running are legitimate. [go to news]

Pair's fall from cruise ship puzzles officials Sun, 25 Mar 2007 19:52:13 EDT	More than four hours after they fell from a cruise ship into the Gulf of Mexico, two vacationers were pulled from the water about 150 miles off the Galveston, Texas, coast early Sunday, according to the cruise line and the U.S. Coast Guard. [go to news]

Six off-duty Chicago cops accused in bar attack Sun, 25 Mar 2007 20:32:17 EDT	Read full story for latest details. [go to news]

Sheriff: Student murdered, burned on patio grill Sun, 25 Mar 2007 09:18:43 EDT	Read full story for latest details. [go to news]

Teen killed at spot where pal died earlier Sun, 25 Mar 2007 17:12:53 EDT	Read full story for latest details. [go to news]
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Alex Kingsbury: Reporting From Iraq Sun, 25 Mar 2007 12:00:00 EST	Video: U.S. News's Alex Kingsbury went along on a series of raids conducted by American soldiers in Iraq. [go to news]

Special Report: U.S. Attorney Firings Investigation Sun, 25 Mar 2007 12:00:00 EST	U.S. Attorney Flap Is a Primer on How Not to Manage a Crisis (March 23) Cheney's Hand Seen in Executive Privilege Fight (March 23) A History of Attorneys General in Hot Water (March 23) News Desk Blog Reader Question: Will the White House Win The Rove/Miers Battle With Congress? (March 21) Bush-Congress Showdown Is a Goldilocks Tale (March 21) News Desk Blog: As Goes Rumsfeld, So Goes...Gonzales? (March 21) Documents Reveal Personal Side of Showdown With U.S. Attorneys (March 20) News Desk Blog: A Limited White House Offer (March 20) News Desk Blog: Did DOJ Try to Slip Griffin Through? (March 20) News Desk Blog: Dispatch From the Document Pile (March 20) Gloria Borger: Incompetence Reigns in Gonzales Flap (March 20) News Desk Blog Exclusive: E-mail Shows Internal Rift At Justice Over Firings (March 19) News Desk Blog: Paralysis Sets In as DOJ Faces Crisis (March 19) Note to Gonzales on CIA Prosecution Preceded Firing of U.S. Attorney (March 19) It's Make-or-Break Time for Gonzales (March 19) GOP in Sync on Budget and Gonzales (March 19) Gonzales: The Texan Who Can't Shoot Straight (March 16) Ashcroft Aide Sought to ID Weak U.S. Attorneys (March 16) Bush Aides Worry About Bush's Loyalty to Gonzales (March 16) Bonnie Erbe: Gonzales, the Walking Cadaver (March 16) Capitol Hill Turns Up Heat on Gonzales (March 15) John W. Mashek: Gonzales Is on Borrowed Time (March 15) Behind the Scenes of the U.S. Attorney Firings (March 13) Furor Over Firings Rages Despite Gonzales Admitting Mistakes (March 13) GOP Senators Not Rushing to Back Gonzales (March 12) John W. Mashek: Gonzales Rivals Rove as Chief Manipulator (March 9) News Desk Blog: U.S. Attorney Hubbub May Have '08 Implications (March 8) Investigation Widens Into Dismissals of U.S. Attorneys (March 7) Congress Probes Departures of U.S. Attorneys (Feb. 6) [go to news]

Cheney's Hand Seen in Executive Privilege Fight Sun, 25 Mar 2007 12:00:00 EST	Republican insiders see the hand of Vice President Cheney in the White House's tough stand against allowing political adviser Karl Rove and other senior White House officials to publicly testify under oath before Congress. [go to news]

How the Web Changed Politics This Week Sun, 25 Mar 2007 12:00:00 EST	Two events this week highlighted technology's increasing effect on the political process and proved that this impact is not all for the better. In the first, the creator of a widely viewed attack ad portraying Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton as a Big Brother (er, Sister?) figure stepped forward to claim credit for the ad. [go to news]

Bush Ex-Aides Regret 'Schmooze' Deficit Sun, 25 Mar 2007 12:00:00 EST	It can often be the little things like invitations to dinner parties that can make the difference in politics, and now several former Bush aides fear that the president's aversion to socializing is one of the root causes of his troubles with the Democrats and media today. [go to news]

Baghdad Notebook: Making Small Talk in a War Zone Sun, 25 Mar 2007 12:00:00 EST	U.S. Newsreporter Alex Kingsbury recently spent time in the Iraqi capital and areas south of Baghdad for a series of reports on the war. His reporting focused on infrastructure reconstruction and the 2-3 Stryker battalion. You can find videos and stories from his trip at www.usnews.com/stryker. [go to news]

A History of Attorneys General in Hot Water Sun, 25 Mar 2007 12:00:00 EST	Attorney General Alberto Gonzales is not the first attorney general to find himself in hot water. He's not even the first to find himself in hot water for firing U.S. attorneys allegedly for political reasons. [go to news]

U.S. Attorney Flap Is a Primer on How Not to Manage a Crisis Sun, 25 Mar 2007 12:00:00 EST	As senior Justice Department officials and its communications office struggle to regain control of the spiraling U.S. attorney crisis, they could learn some valuable public relations lessons from a biblical tale of deception and redemption, crisis management experts say. [go to news]

10 Things You Didn't Know About Ron Paul Sun, 25 Mar 2007 12:00:00 EST	Compiled by the U.S. News & World Report library staff [go to news]

Depression May Be Lifted By Phone Therapy Sun, 25 Mar 2007 12:00:00 EST	Depression can be a Catch-22: The very symptoms that may be helped by psychotherapy–fatigue, hopelessness, difficulty concentrating–often inhibit a person from actively seeking professional help. So the idea of phone-based therapy is appealing; therapists could reach out to patients who would never make it out of the house for an appointment. The question is whether the calls would actually help. [go to news]
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