Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki had a surprise for President Bush when they sat down with their aides in the Four Seasons Hotel in Amman, Jordan. Firing up a PowerPoint presentation, Maliki and his national security adviser proposed that U.S. troops withdraw to the outskirts of Baghdad and let...

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Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton plans to form a presidential exploratory committee, Democrats said.

I'm in. And I'm in to win. Today I am announcing that I will form an exploratory committee to run for president. And I want you to join me not just for the campaign but for a conversation about the future of our country -- about the bold but practical changes we need to overcome six years of Bush administration failures. I am going to take this conversation directly to the people of America, and I'm s

President Bush intends to use the State of the Union address on Tuesday to tackle the rising cost of health care with a one-two punch.

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By Leila Fadel and Yaseen Taha McClatchy Newspapers Tom Lasseter/MCT Iraqi Army soldiers from the Kurdish-dominated units in northern Iraq at a base outside of Mosul, Iraq, December 2005. The Kurdish flag, and not the Iraqi flag, flies at the gate. U.S. forces detain key al-Sadr aide SULAIMANIYAH, Iraq - As the Iraqi government attempts to secure a capital city ravaged by conflict between Sunni and Shiite Muslim Arabs, its decision to bring a third party in

The first wave of extra US troops arrive in Baghdad to boost security, a day after 25 US troops are killed in Iraq.

In the latest NEWSWEEK poll Bush’s approval rating remains at its all-time low as his plan to increase the number of U.S. troops in Iraq is met with widespread disapproval. Looking to ’08, declared candidate Hillary Clinton is in a statistical dead heat with other potential nominees.

America will be safe, Dinesh D’Souza claims, if only we get rid of all the leftists.

This morning on Fox News, Weekly Standard editor William Kristol said that opponents of escalation in Congress are “leap-frogging each other in the degrees of irresponsibility they’re willing to advocate.” Kristol said, “It’s just unbelievable. … It’s so irresponsible that they can’t be quiet for six or nine months,” adding, “You really wonder, do they

America was founded on the principle that we are all endowed by our Creator with the right to life and that every individual has dignity and worth. National Sanctity of Human Life Day helps foster a culture of life and reinforces our commitment to building a compassionate society that respects the value of every human being.

This White House gang is so practiced in lying with a straight face that it never thinks twice about recycling its greatest hits.

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Sen. Hillary Clinton jumped into the fray as a 2008 presidential candidate with the words "I'm in" posted on her Web site.

It was a highlight of the Senate Judiciary Hearings on detainee policies last week. Senator Leahy rightly dragged the legal lickspittle Gonzales over the coals. The rage in Leahy's voice is completely justified: the idea that the U.S. sent a...

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New York Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D) today announced she will establish a presidential exploratory committee, launching a 2008 campaign that could make her the first female president in history and the only former first lady to succeed her husband in the White House.

Western diplomats and Pakistani opposition figures say that Pakistani intelligence agencies have been supporting a Taliban restoration.

Senator John D. Rockefeller IV said that White House efforts to portray Iran as a growing threat are reminiscent of rhetoric about Iraq.

A U.S. military helicopter crashed Saturday northeast of Baghdad, killing all 13 people on board, a new blow to American efforts in Iraq as U.S. and Iraqi forces prepare for a major security operation to pacify the capital and surrounding areas.

Images of American soldiers being gunned down are being broadcast by a banned Iraqi satellite television station.

The U.S. military on Sunday reported six more American troops killed in fighting the day before, raising the toll to 25 in the deadliest day for U.S. forces in Iraq in two years.

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Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton is the most battle-tested Democratic candidate, but that does not guarantee that she will steamroll her opponents.

We have an added treat today: Walt Handelsman's first animation of 2007, a cinematic preview of the Bush-McCain Doctrine for escalation in Iraq... Click on the screenshot above or go here to see it. All cartoons are posted with the artists' express permission to BobGeiger.com. Please visit the following sites to see more work from these fine cartoonists: Nick Anderson, Houston Chronicle Tony Auth, The Philadelphia Inquirer Justin Bilicki, City Pulse Matt Davies, NY Journal News Walt Handelsman, Newsday Steve Kelley, New Orleans Times Picayune Mike Luckovich, The Atlanta Journal-Cons