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Reuters - Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives have secured enough votes to pass legislation setting a September 1, 2008, deadline for withdrawing American troops from Iraq, lawmakers said on Friday.

Bay Area residents began potentially their worst commute in almost two decades Monday, a day after one of the region's most traveled sections of freeway melted and collapsed

Al Gore continues to play a leading role in the life of the U.S., after eight years as Vice President and a wrenching loss to George Bush in 2000, Al has found a new role leading the nation and the world in a wake up call regarding the dangers of global climate change.Albert Arnold Gore,

The Christian Science Monitor - At last week's GOP presidential debate, CNN anchor Wolf Blitzer served up a juicy one: "What has been President Bush's biggest mistake since taking office?"