All British soldiers to be out of Iraq in 12 months  —  All British and United States troops serving in Iraq will be withdrawn within a year in an effort to bring peace and stability to the country.  —  The news came as defence chiefs admitted privately that the British troop commitment in Afghanistan may last for up to 10 years.

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 …

PM attacked on Iraq 'God' remarks  —  Anti-war campaigners have criticised Tony Blair after he suggested his decision to go to war in Iraq would ultimately be judged by God.  —  The prime minister told ITV1's Parkinson chat show: "If you believe in God (the judgement) is made by God."

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.

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 …

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.

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.

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.

A state with one abortion clinic  —  FRED DE SAM LAZARO: Already, South Dakota is perhaps the most difficult place in the country to get an abortion.  There's a 24-hour waiting period and mandatory counseling to discourage the procedure.  The law requires parental notification in cases where the patient is a minor.

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.