Insurgency expert ... David Kilcullen (right) discusses a standoff with an Indonesian Lieutenant colonel Sigit Yuwono in East Timor in 1999 / Reuters

Iraq invasion was a 'f**king stupid idea'

Hurdles to expanding black vote

Gonzales Aides Used Politics in Hiring, Report Says (Update3)

Less driving forces gas prices down

Home sales dwindle even as prices plunge

Reid plan splits Dems

Lawmakers clash at energy debate

US deficit zooming to half-trillion as Bush leaves

Petraeus-Crocker partnership in Iraq breaking up

Senate Republicans blocked a bill that would aid victims of torture,

McCain Takes Harsher Tone

New Poll Shows McCain Leading Among Likely Voters

McCain backs off his no-new-tax pledge

McCain says he could support 16-month Iraq timetable

The value of Senator Obama's trip

Obama's lopsided media coverage

Pelosi: 'I'm trying to save the planet'

Missile strike strains US-Pakistan relations

Violence Flares in Pakistan's Swat Region

20 killed or injured in clashes, explosions in Afghanistan

Bush hails Pakistan's new prime minister

Bombers and Ethnic Clashes Kill 61 in Iraq