Topic: Iraq

Reporters on the Job

Air Force argues for more money

It says it needs billions of dollars more than the other services to stay competitive globally.

Mass. highway troop banners may lose homemade spirit

Homemade banners are unsafe and should be replaced with metal signs, says the state highway department.

In Spain's elections, Socialists look set to win

Voters overlooked a recent economic downturn and supported the Socialists' sweeping social reforms of the past four years.

Letters to the Editor

Readers write about ecoterrorism, trading nuclear technology for oil, nuclear waste, copyright laws, and 'robocalls.'

Iraq war cost estimates run into the trillions

New book says war will cost at least $3 trillion before it's over.

'Merchant of Death' arrested in Thailand

Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout faces extradition to US after being arrested in DEA sting.

World

Why Congress, Bush disagree on waterboarding of terror suspects

The president is likely to veto a bill outlawing such harsh interrogation methods, but the debate goes on.

Congress, Boeing riled by huge defense contract for foreign firm

The Air Force's $35 billion award to a European aircraft company is one of its largest ever.

Of black boxes and sausage machines

A way to talk about what we don't need to know, what we don't want to know, and what we should understand better.

Iraqi Christians cling to last, waning refuges

Al Qaeda-linked militants and Kurdish ultranationalists are both pressuring Iraq's largest Christian enclave.

Clinton victories in Texas and Ohio give McCain time to craft his message

While the Democrats battle, McCain can see which attacks are effective.

U.S. troops buy own gear for safety, style in battle

Since 9/11, the market for tactical war gear has grown to $150 million annually.

In budget wrangling, cost of doing nothing grows

At stake are competing visions of how to restore fiscal stability and ward off a recession.

15,000 miles in an R.V, all in the name of voter turnout

Jay Sigal left Santa Barbara, Calif., Feb. 19 and will crisscross the country three times before reaching his final destination: Washington, D.C. on Nov. 4, Election Day.

U.S. warship stirs Lebanese fear of war.

The USS Cole has deployed off the coast of Lebanon as that nation's political crisis deepens.

Iran reformers hemmed in ahead of elections

Hard-liners consolidate their hold as March 14 parliamentary polls approach.

A new push to help families of veterans

Recognition is growing in the military that soldiers' injuries put extra hardships on immediate family members.

Opinion: No more Pentagon budget games

Real security needs, not an arbitrary baseline, should drive the numbers.

Does Bush deserve the Reagan mantle?

A father-and-son reporting team assesses George W. Bush's impact on the Reagan revolution.

Ahmadinejad's Iraq visit bolsters Iran's influence

President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad met with key Iraqi leaders and offered the country a $1 billion loan as he began a two-day visit Sunday.

World

Congressional incumbents on shaky ground in '08

Activists target lawmakers in Congress who cooperated with the opposition party.

Opinion: Got news? Make it quick.

Busy people are getting the highlights, but missing historical context.