Welcome Political Cover  —  When President Bush insisted that the Iraq Study Group would not provide cover for the White House to chart a "graceful exit" of American troops, he was missing the whole point.  The much-anticipated report from the bipartisan panel is precisely about political cover.

Transcript: Press conference  —  A transcript of the press conference with the Iraq Study Group  —  *MR. HAMILTON:* Good morning.  —  Earlier today we presented the report of the Iraq Study Group to President Bush and to members of the United States Congress.  We are pleased to present our report now to the American people.

Will Iraq Study Group's Plan Work on the Battlefield?  —  The military recommendations issued yesterday by the Iraq Study Group are based more on hope than history and run counter to assessments made by some of its own military advisers.  —  Ever since the invasion of Iraq in 2003 …

Threats Wrapped in Misunderstandings  —  The Iraq Study Group's prescriptions hinge on a fragile Iraqi government's ability to achieve national reconciliation and security at a time when the country is fractured along sectarian lines, its security forces are ineffective and competing visions threaten …

Pearl Harbor survivors meet for last time  —  PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii - With their number quickly dwindling, survivors of Pearl Harbor will gather Thursday one last time to honor those killed by the Japanese 65 years ago, and to mark a day that lives in infamy.

Pearl Harbor survivors gather for `final reunion'  —  HONOLULU — Donald Robinett came directly to the sign-in area for Pearl Harbor survivors when he arrived here this week.  —  "I am trying to find my shipmates," the 89-year-old veteran announced excitedly.  "I want to see which ones are here."