White House says Rove relayed complaints about prosecutors  —  WASHINGTON - The White House acknowledged on Sunday that presidential adviser Karl Rove served as a conduit for complaints to the Justice Department about federal prosecutors who were later fired for what critics charge were partisan political reasons.

Do we really need a Gen. Pelosi?  —  Congress can cut funding for Iraq, but it shouldn't micromanage the war.  —  AFTER WEEKS OF internal strife, House Democrats have brought forth their proposal for forcing President Bush to withdraw U.S. troops from Iraq by 2008.

Berger & Libby: A Tale of Two Crimes  —  "History will be kind to me," Winston Churchill once said, "for I intend to write it."  —  Indeed, he did.  His multiple-volume histories of the two world wars are still widely read, though discounted by professional historians as incomplete and in some ways misleading.

Early Primary Rush Upends '08 Campaign Plans  —  The trickle of states moving their 2008 presidential primaries to Feb. 5 has turned into an avalanche, forcing all the presidential campaigns to reconsider every aspect of their nominating strategy — where to compete, how to spend money …

Halliburton to move its head office to Dubai  —  By David Wighton in New York and Simeon Kerr in Dubai  —  Halliburton, the oil services company once run by Dick Cheney, the US vice-president, on Sunday provided further evidence that the focus of many big US companies is shifting overseas …

Week in Review  —  Our reporters get their stories from a number of places, but much of the "meat and potatoes" coverage comes from the daily briefings at the White House, Pentagon and State Department.  —  These events, usually about an hour in length, permit the reporters to seek official comment …

Native American trackers to hunt bin Laden  —  WASHINGTON: An elite group of Native American trackers is joining the hunt for terrorists crossing Afghanistan's borders.  —  The unit, the Shadow Wolves, was recruited from several tribes, including the Navajo, Sioux, Lakota and Apache.

Conservatives balk over Giuliani's judges  —  His picks as New York mayor raise doubts over whether he'd put 'strict constructionists' on the high court.  —  WASHINGTON — Rudolph W. Giuliani, in an effort to temper his support for abortion rights and his other socially liberal stances …

Scientists threatened for 'climate denial'  —  Scientists who questioned mankind's impact on climate change have received death threats and claim to have been shunned by the scientific community.  —  They say the debate on global warming has been "hijacked" by a powerful alliance of politicians …

Who's to Blame for Russia?  —  Who lost Russia?  As the world's biggest country backslides ever more quickly into authoritarianism, the answer you hear increasingly is: the United States.  —  Curiously, you hear it both from Russians, who simultaneously deny that anything bad has happened …

AP Photo PAR105, VM142  —  PARIS (AP) - Jacques Chirac, admired and scorned during 12 years as France's president, announced Sunday he will not seek a third term in elections this spring - a widely expected move given his low popularity, his age and a conservative rival who has siphoned off his political base.

Obama, Clinton Sparring Early  —  CLINTON, Iowa — Standing in front of a large banner that blared "Clinton," surrounded by students in Clinton Community College sweat shirts, Sen. Barack Obama offhandedly mentioned the obvious.  —  "Hillary, you know, she's interesting," Obama said …

Fox Has Jumped the Shark  —  I once fell asleep early on a Monday night in Philly and missed an important Monday Night Football match-up between the Eagles and the Giants.  Next morning when I asked a construction worker on the street who had won, he said, "Whatcha been livin' in a box?!"

Hagel hasn't tipped his '08 hand  —  A tight-lipped Sen. Chuck Hagel arrived in Omaha from Washington on Sunday afternoon and prepared to make what could be the biggest political announcement of his life.  —  Some Nebraska Republicans speculated that Hagel appeared ready to jump …

Yeas & Nays: Monday, Mar. 12  —  WASHINGTON - Jeff Dufour and Patrick Gavin cover people, power and politics in the beltway each weekday.  Email them at yan@dcexaminer.com .  —  Get ready for the V.P.'s bio  —  It won't be long now before you can peek inside the life of that International Man of Mystery: Vice President Dick Cheney.