Iran Sending Explosives to Extremist Groups in Iraq, Officials Say  —  Iranian security forces, taking orders from the "highest levels" of the Iranian government, are funneling sophisticated explosives to extremist groups in Iraq, and the weapons have grown increasingly deadly for U.S.-led troops …

Dixie Chicks could bring political edge to Grammys  —  LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The Grammys could take a rare step into the political arena on Sunday if the Dixie Chicks win the coveted album-of-the-year award, as observers of the music industry's biggest honors are predicting.

Giuliani praises Bush's Iraq policy, foresight  —  He disparages a Senate nonbinding rebuke on a visit to California to build a GOP campaign base for the presidency.  —  SACRAMENTO — Republican presidential hopeful Rudolph W. Giuliani praised President Bush's war leadership on Saturday …

Doesn't Look Like Farsi To Me?  —  Look, I admit, I don't know much about bomb-making.  And I don't know much about how factories label bombs.  But I do know that in Iran virtually all numbers were in the Farsi-Arabic script.  They were not and do not resemble our numbers.

Obama blasts Howard on Iraq  —  US presidential hopeful Barack Obama has blasted as "empty rhetoric" Australian Prime Minister John Howard's attack on Obama's plan to bring US troops home from Iraq.  —  The 45-year-old senator waded into a major foreign policy row just one day after formally announcing …

New wage boost puts squeeze on teenage workers across Arizona  —  Employers are cutting back hours, laying off young staffers  —  Oh, for the days when Arizona's high school students could roll pizza dough, sweep up sticky floors in theaters or scoop ice cream without worrying about ballot initiatives affecting their earning power.

Gates Counters Putin's Words on U.S. Power  —  Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, disputing a lengthy critique of American power by President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia, said Sunday at a European security conference here, "One cold war was quite enough."  —  Government leaders …

U.S. Keeps Pressure on Iran But Decreases Saber Rattling  —  Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates insisted again Friday that, despite persistent reports to the contrary circulating in Washington and around the world, the United States is not planning military action against Iran.

GOP Expects Defections as House Debates Iraq Resolution  —  Three days of intense debate over the Iraq war begins in the House today, with Democrats planning to propose a narrowly worded rebuke of President Bush's troop buildup and Republicans girding for broad defections on their side.

Libby's dilemma: testify or not?  —  His memory defense would seem to require him to take the stand, but some say the risk is too great.  —  WASHINGTON — Starting Monday, lawyers for I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby will begin their defense of the indicted former White House aide with a parade of witnesses …

Middle classes escape from Chavez socialism  —  Middle-class Venezuelans are queuing to leave the country amid fears that its president, Hugo Chavez, is laying the ground for a dictatorship.  —  Opponents of his "20th century socialism" are so desperate to escape that they have resorted …

The Rise of the Metro Republicans  —  How McCain, Romney, and Giuliani may redraw the red-blue map.  —  Here are the three leading candidates for president in the Republican party, a party based in the South and in the interior, rural in nature, and backed in large part by social conservatives …

TRANSCRIPT: FORMER DEFENSE UNDERSECRETARY DOUGLAS FEITH ON 'FNS'  —  WASHINGTON — The following is a partial transcript of the Feb. 11, 2007, edition of "FOX News Sunday With Chris Wallace":  —  "FOX NEWS SUNDAY" HOST CHRIS WALLACE: Well, joining us now for an exclusive interview …