Kennedy fights 'immense new mistake' of troop surge … WASHINGTON (CNN) — Sen. Edward Kennedy launched a pre-emptive strike Tuesday against President Bush's anticipated plans to send more troops to Iraq.  —  The Massachusetts Democrat introduced legislation to require congressional approval before force levels can be increased.

Mission Impossible  —  BUSH'S SMART NEW GENERAL CAN'T SAVE IRAQ.  —  George W. Bush has named a new man to take charge in Iraq as a prelude to his announcement of (allegedly) a new strategy.  Will either make any difference?  —  The new commander, Lt. Gen. (soon to be promoted to simply Gen.) …

Congressional Limitations and Requirements for Military Deployments and Funding  —  The 110th Congress has an important responsibility to shape the country's national security policy in order to make Americans safer and advance U.S. national security interests more effectively.

U.S. Airstrike Aims at Qaeda Cell in Somalia  —  A United States Air Force gunship carried out a strike Sunday night against suspected operatives of Al Qaeda in southern Somalia, a senior Pentagon official said Monday night.  —  The attack by an AC-13 gunship, which is operated …

Live from Macworld 2007: Steve Jobs keynote  —  The game is on!  Keep refreshing this page for a steady stream of updates.  The keynote should get rolling sometime after 9am PST.  —  7:54am - We're here, standing in line waiting to get in.  People have been camped out since 9pm last night …

DeMint endorses Romney for president  —  COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Sen. Jim DeMint has endorsed former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney in the 2008 presidential race, according to a letter the South Carolina senator is sending to state Republicans.  —  The endorsement letter …

RED STAR OVER VENEZUELA  —  Venezuelan dictator Hugo Chavez has signalled his true intentions with more clarity than ever today, announcing that he would expropriate:  —  1. All the phone lines  —  2. All the electricity  —  As this happened, a provincial governor from Bolivar state …

Bush Judicial Nominees Ask to Withdraw … WASHINGTON (AP) — In a concession to the Senate's new Democratic majority, four of President Bush's appeals court appointees have asked to have their nominations withdrawn, Republican officials said Tuesday.  —  These officials said that William Haynes …

ROSIE BLOWS UP AT 'LIAR' BABS  —  THE tension between "The View" creator Barbara Walters and co-host Rosie O'Donnell, sparked by O'Donnell's feud with Donald Trump, boiled over yesterday morning when the portly comic called Walters "a [bleeping] liar."  —  The fight started around 8:30 a.m …

RIPENS APPLE  —  BELCHING BOG BLAMED FOR CITYWIDE GAS STINK  —  Who cut the cheese?  —  New Jersey, apparently.  —  Across the length and breadth of Manhattan, people were asking, "What's that smell?" after a pungent odor like natural gas or rotten eggs blanketed the borough and northern …

Geraldo wants to whoop up on Olbermann  —  So here's one I missed over the holidays — Geraldo Rivera coming to town and threatening to beat up on Keith Olbermann.  —  Apparently Geraldo was visiting with 104.1 FM's Monsters just before Christmas, when they asked him about the time he made …

Sharpton considers running for president  —  NEW YORK - Civil rights activist Al Sharpton said Monday he is seriously considering a run for president.  "I don't hear any reason not to," Sharpton, 52, said in an interview during an urban affairs conference sponsored by another civil rights leader, the Rev. Jesse Jackson.

THE BAD KLEIN.  I don't really know what to say about Joe Klein's recent tantrums and continuous self-humiliation.  Can't Ana Marie take him aside and ask him to stop?  But amidst Klein's attempts to discredit my surname and his laughable posts whining about nasty rhetoric while calling liberals fools …

Damage to businesses and mosques in Detroit raises wider fears  —  Was it Hussein-connected retaliation, local Shi'ites ask  —  As they repaired the broken windows of at least a dozen businesses and mosques along Warren Avenue in Detroit, many Iraqi Shi'ite Muslims wondered Monday …

Does a McCain-Lieberman ticket make sense?  —  Democratic vice presidential candidate in 2000 praises Arizona Republican  —  Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., greets Sen. Joseph Lieberman, the independent Democrat from Connecticut, as they prepare to discuss a troop surge in Iraq last Friday.