UK, US to withdraw Iraq forces by early '07: papers  —Text+LONDON (Reuters) - The United States and Britain are planning to pull all their troops out of Iraq by the spring of 2007, two British newspapers reported in their Sunday editions, quoting unnamed senior defense ministry sources.

White House Trains Efforts on Media Leaks  —  The Bush administration, seeking to limit leaks of classified information, has launched initiatives targeting journalists and their possible government sources.  The efforts include several FBI probes, a polygraph investigation inside the CIA …

Army to open criminal probe of Tillman death  —  Friendly fire blamed in death of former NFL player in Afghanistan  —  WASHINGTON (CNN) — The Pentagon has directed the Army to open a criminal investigation into the death of former NFL star Pat Tillman, CNN learned on Saturday.

Blair under fire for evoking God in Iraq war decision  —  LONDON (AFP) - Tony Blair triggered strong reactions from parents of soldiers killed in Iraq and the political opposition, after the British prime minister evoked God in his decision to go to war.  —  Details emerged Friday …

Al Qaeda's Zawahri calls for strikes against West  —  DUBAI (Reuters) - Al Qaeda's deputy leader Ayman al-Zawahri called on Muslims to attack the West in an audio tape posted on the Internet on Saturday, urging similar strikes as those against New York, London and Madrid in recent years.

No Iraq Trip for Legislator Who Opposed Deal on Ports  —  WASHINGTON, March 3 — Representative Peter T. King's prominent opposition to a proposal to allow a Dubai company to take over some terminal operations at American ports may have earned him some punishment from the Bush administration: He has been grounded.

BARBRA STREISAND STILL HASN'T FOUND THE SPELL-CHEQ  —  Today's grammar-addled foreign policy wrapup, in which the Diva comes out in favor of profiling to oppose the UAE ports deal...  Bonus points: "political curruption," "subpoening," "impeachment preceedings," "warrented," "dictatoriship …

Hillary Clinton 'unaware' of Bill's Dubai ties  —  Hillary Clinton, a leading opponent of DP World's takeover of some US port operations, was this week forced to admit that she did not know her husband had advised Dubai leaders on how to handle the growing dispute.

A Muslim Leader in Brooklyn, Reconciling 2 Worlds  —  The imam begins his trek before dawn, his long robe billowing like a ghost through empty streets.  In this dark, quiet hour, his thoughts sometimes drift back to the Egyptian farming village where he was born.

The Apostasy of Michael Brown  —  I didn't expect my post about Michael Brown to cause as much controversy as it did.  But it got a conversation going that I think is actually quite interesting so I'd like to carry it a bit further.  —  Josh Marshall is right — the release …

REID: THE REPUBLICAN CONGRESS MUST HOLD THE BUSH ADMINISTRATION ACCOUNTABLE ON INTELLIGENCE  —  Washington, DC - Senate Democratic Leader Harry Reid released the following statement on the Republican-controlled Intelligence Committee's failure to hold the Bush administration accountable.

To Democrats Hungry for Senate, a Pennsylvania Seat Looks Ripe  —  BETHLEHEM, Pa. — Senator Rick Santorum of Pennsylvania, the third-ranking Republican in the Senate leadership, sums up his race for re-election this year with a paradoxical pride: "The other side of the aisle wants to beat …

Washington Whispers  —  The February political footnotes included this little item: Sen. John Kerry in less than 24 hours last week raised $250,000 in an E-mail to his fans for three Democratic Iraq war vets running for Congress.  But Kerry's effort wasn't a fire-and-forget for his comrades.

Canadian oil sloshes in  —  Rather than moving north from the Gulf, crude is coming south from Alberta's sands  —  Canada has been showered with attention for its oil sands — deposits of thick, sludgy crude in remote parts of northern Alberta — but until now most of that oil has flowed only as far south as Chicago.

Thousands of Israeli Arabs Protest Attack  —  NAZARETH, Israel - Thousands of Israeli Arab protesters marched through the streets of this biblical town Saturday demanding better protection for holy sites after a troubled family set off firecrackers inside a major Christian shrine.