The Republican leadership seems poised to take their party over the cliff. Sen. John Warner has successfully manipulated the Senate so that it will not make a strong statement against the escalation of troops in Iraq and will re-affirm

February 3, 2007 — Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton left no room for doubt yesterday: “If we in Congress don’t end this war before January 2009, as president, I will,” she told the winter meeting of the Democratic National Committee.

GAZA (Reuters) – Palestinian factions clashed in Gaza on Saturday, wounding five people in fierce gunfire near two universities ahead of talks to patch up a shattered ceasefire.