Democrats say will push for Iraq withdrawal  —  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democrats, who won control of the U.S. Congress, said on Sunday they will push for a phased withdrawal of American troops from Iraq to begin in four to six months, but the White House cautioned against fixing timetables.

Panel May Have Few Good Options to Offer  —  Bipartisan Group's Plan Expected in Dec.  —  After meeting with President Bush tomorrow, a panel of prestigious Americans will begin deliberations to chart a new course on Iraq, with the goal of stabilizing the country with a different U.S. strategy and possibly the withdrawal of troops.

Pelosi backs Murtha for majority leader  —  Speaker-in-waiting Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) threw her support behind Rep. John Murtha (D-Pa.) for majority leader Sunday, giving a significant boost to Murtha in his race against Rep. Steny Hoyer (D-Md.).  —  "Your strong voice for national security …

Start U.S. Iraq withdrawal in 4-6 months: Democrats  —Text+WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democrats, who won majorities in the U.S. Congress in last week's elections, said on Sunday they will push for a phased withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq to begin in four to six months.

Pelosi endorses Murtha for majority leader  —  What better way to assuage fears about Democrats being too dovish and anti-military than to back America's foremost spokesman for cut and run — who once famously pronounced Haditha a case of murder "in cold blood" while the investigation was still ongoing?

SAY IT AIN'T SO, W!  —  Tomorrow President Bush will meet with Jim Baker and Lee Hamilton to discuss the recommendations of the Iraq Study Group.  The group's report will be issued next month, but presumably its conclusions have more or less taken shape.  Based on the leaking that is currently going on, the news could hardly be worse: