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Clinton knows more about national security than any other Democrat in the 2008 Presidential race. But will that matter?

AFP - US Republicans blocked a looming Senate debate over President George W. Bush's Iraq war strategy after a rancorous session in which Democrats sought to bring to a vote a bill criticizing the president's plan.

The top aide to Attorney General Alberto Gonzales abruptly quit on Friday, almost two weeks after telling Congress she would not testify about her role in the firings of federal prosecutors

AP - Just days before hosting a Group of Eight summit that has already drawn violent protests, German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Sunday described President Bush's new initiative on global warming as "very welcome," but insisted it must fall within the framework of United Nations treaty negotiations.