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President Bush and British Prime Minister Tony Blair stood together in the Rose Garden for the last time Thursday in a news conference that was largely a defense of the Iraq war, an event that has shaped their common legacy. Blair, Mr. Bush's staunch ally, will leave office in late June.

Sen. John McCain, the once and, perhaps, future front-runner for the Republican presidential nomination, has made his candidacy official, with a multi-state announcement tour. The Arizona Republican is making a stop in New Hampshire, an important primary state.

Afghan musicians and performers gather in Mazar-i-Sharif to mark an ancient New Year's celebration known as Nowruz. The country's largest cultural festival in decades is a triumph for musicians who were banned from performing by the Taliban. But the celebration has risks.

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

In China, newly affluent citizens are quick to catch on to the latest foreign fitness fads. The newest is pole dancing, which is growing in popularity among young, white-collar Chinese women as a way to stay fit.

A tiny German village is in a tizzy of excitement as it prepares for the return of its famous storks. Last summer, the lone stork couple in Gummern, Germany, had six babies — an event that had not happened in more than a generation, as reported in The Washington Post.

The Labor Department's employment figures for the month of December are a bit stronger than expected. And economists expect the labor market will remain relatively strong despite a slide in the housing industry.

Spidey Swings Into Action

Although decades apart, J. K. Rowlings

The focus of the gay-marriage debate shifts to Trenton, N.J., where a state Supreme Court ruling declared that gay couples have the same rights as heterosexual couples. It is now up to state legislators to decide what form those rights will take. They could opt for Vermont-style civil unions or approve gay marriage.