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[/url]Reuters - Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice made an unscheduled visit to Baghdad on Wednedsay just after Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld arrived in Baghdad in a show of support for Iraq's new leadership. Link To Original Article
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[/url]AFP - US Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld said Iraq's new leaders should begin discussions on the future of the US military here and the pace of the US handover of security responsibilities. Link To Original Article
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AP - Four bus loads of students from O'Brien Middle School made the four-hour trip to Six Flags Marine World in Vallejo, Calif., only to find the amusement park's gates locked Monday. The school-sponsored trip was supposed to reward top students. Link To Original Article
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AP - A White House veto threat on a huge Senate bill combining war funding and hurricane relief has won praise from conservative allies but has invited scrutiny of President Bush's funding demands for the fighting in Iraq. Link To Original Article
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[/url]AP - With another long layoff looming, Ricky Williams is already looking ahead to his latest comeback. Link To Original Article
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[/url]AP - President Bush's top two national security officials made a surprise visit to Iraq Wednesday, showing support for the emerging government as the top U.S. military commander there said some U.S. troops may be able to leave in the months ahead. Link To Original Article
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[/url]Reuters - The top U.S. general in Iraq said on Wednesday he remained on track to recommend cutting U.S. troop levels this year as Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld visited to show American support for Iraq's new leader. Link To Original Article
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[/url]Reuters - Condoleezza Rice and Donald Rumsfeld flew in to Baghdad on Wednesday in a double push by the United States' diplomatic and military chiefs to ensure Iraq's new Shi'ite prime minister forms a national unity government. Link To Original Article
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[/url]AP - Two suicide bombers struck Wednesday outside the main base of the multinational peacekeeping force near the Gaza border in Sinai, killing themselves but causing no other casualties in an attack two days after a deadly triple bombing in a beach resort. Link To Original Article
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[/url]Reuters - Twelve suspected Iraqi militants and a woman were killed in a U.S. raid and air strike on a house in a town just south of Baghdad, the military said in a statement on Wednesday. Link To Original Article
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[/url]Reuters - Iran said on Wednesday it would harm U.S. interests anywhere in the world if the United States launches an attack, a step Washington says is an option if diplomacy fails to resolve a nuclear standoff. Link To Original Article
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[/url]AP - Bells tolled across Ukraine and mourners carried red carnations and flickering candles to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the Chernobyl nuclear accident Wednesday, a disaster that continues to scar this ex-Soviet republic. Link To Original Article
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Reuters - President George W. Bush threatened on Tuesday to veto a bill to fund the war in Iraq and U.S. hurricane rebuilding after conservatives from his own party complained it was becoming bloated with special interest projects. Link To Original Article
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[/url]Reuters - President George W. Bush named Fox News Radio host Tony Snow as the new White House press secretary on Wednesday in his latest move aimed at shaking up his staff and breathing new life into his presidency. Link To Original Article
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[/url]AP - Sri Lanka's military pounded Tamil Tiger-held territories Wednesday, with rebels saying the strikes killed at least 12 people and the government vowing retaliation for any rebel attack as the country reached the brink of a return to civil war. Link To Original Article
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Reuters - President George W. Bush threatened on Tuesday to veto a bill to fund the Iraq war and Hurricane Katrina rebuilding if its cost exceeds $92.2 billion, as he weighed in on a heated Senate debate over the bill's rising price tag. Link To Original Article
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[/url]Reuters - The U.S. Army plans to charge a high ranking officer in connection with the abuse of prisoners at Baghdad's Abu Ghraib prison, The Washington Post and The New York Times reported on Wednesday, quoting his lawyer. Link To Original Article
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[/url]AP - Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said Wednesday that if the United States attacks Iran, U.S. interests around the world would be harmed, state-run Tehran television reported. Link To Original Article
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[/url]AP - A must-pass spending bill to pay for the rising costs of the war in Iraq and for additional hurricane aid for the storm-ravaged Gulf Coast is debuting on the Senate floor to poor reviews from conservatives over its massive cost. Link To Original Article
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[/url]Reuters - A top European Union lawmaker on Wednesday backed allegations the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency had kidnapped and illegally detained terror suspects on EU territory and flown them to countries who used torture. Link To Original Article
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