Boosting troops in Iraq faces higher risks and costs
President Bush weighs a surge of thousands more U.S. troops to Iraq as a potential fix. Proponents promise security gains in Baghdad and a path to reconstruction, while skeptics warn of greater casualties and a protracted, risky commitment. Military plans discuss 9,000 to 32,000 additional personnel and political hurdles.
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Robert Burns
Washington
Bush
Iraq
U.S
Bush Administration
Baghdad
Anbar
Jack Reed
Cordesman
US S
Jack Keane
Frederick W. Kagan
American Enterprise Institute
Keane
John Abizaid
Middle East
Congress
Army
Marine Corps
Scientists say 2007 may be warmest year on record
British climate scientists warn that a rebound in El Niño combined with higher greenhouse gas levels could push global temperatures to record highs in 2007. The 1998 record stands at 1.2 degrees Fahrenheit above the long term average, with a 60 percent chance 2007 matches or breaks it.
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Raphael G. Satter
Associated Press
London
Australia
Asia
Latin America
Phil Jones
Climatic Research Unit
University of East Anglia
Britain
Meteorological Office
Pacific Ocean
Southeast Asia
Pacific
U.n.’S
Food Aid Organization
Argentina
Florida
Daniel Hillel
Columbia University
Center For Climate Systems Research
John Howard
Friends of the Earth
Mike Childs
Weather Service
Boyda aims to save jobs and push 100 hour agenda
Kansas Democrat Boyda presses for swift enactment of ethics reform minimum wage stem cell funding and student loan relief during the first 100 hours. She seeks bipartisan support, joins the Blue Dog Coalition, and works to preserve jobs at Parsons Army Ammunition Plant while preparing for a visit to Iraq.
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Democrats
Congress
Bogda
Nancy) Pelosi
Boyda
Blue Dog Coalition
Moore
Topeka
Kansas
Parsons
Defense Department
Oklahoma
House
Armed Services Committee
Iraq