Headlines for January 24, 2007

America's new round in Iraq
As violence escalates, the incoming US commander for Iraq warns Congress of no quick victories.

For Best Actress, a year for the 'silver foxes'
Three seasoned actresses will be among those battling it out for top awards at this year's Oscars.

Lebanon's political crisis deepens
Violence at sectarian flash points during a Hizbullah-backed opposition strike prompts fears of renewed civil war.

Can a 'leaky' levee save the Louisiana coast?
A bold US Army Corps of Engineers plan would build a semipermeable 'Great Wall of Louisiana' to preserve marshlands.

Wealth gap tests Mexico's conservative new leader
President Calderón is adopting programs of his leftistopponents in a bid to bridge a persistent rich-poor gap. Part 3 ofthree.