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Congressman Bilbray and the Politics of Off-Shore Drilling

Defense Secretary Robert Gates on Wednesday ordered a complete review of the bidding process that gave a $40 billion contract to build Air Force refueling tankers to a team led by Northrop Grumman Corp. and the European company Airbus instead of Boeing.

An icon of the conservative movement, former Republican Sen. Jesse Helms represented North Carolina in Congress for 30 consecutive years. He died Friday at the age of 86.

The U.S. military touts the relative security of Anbar — once one of the most restive areas in Iraq — after working with tribal sheiks to combat al-Qaida. But the rise of the sheiks has set off a new political conflict, and tensions still simmer beneath the surface.

Barack Obama says he's open to refining his Iraq policy. The Democrat says he'll use what he learns from military commanders on his upcoming trip to Iraq to tweak his position. He dismissed GOP accusations that he was reversing his position.

A U.S. Army report criticizes the planning and aftermath of the 2003 invasion of Iraq. The Army's official history of the war says the biggest single blunder was Gen. Tommy Franks' decision to send the leaders of the Baghdad invasion into Kuwait and put a less experienced officer and less well-resourced team in its place.

Marines in Garmsir, a district in Helmand province, Afghanistan, are paying for home repairs in an effort to curry favor with locals. They're also on the lookout for suicide bombers and deadly roadside bombs.

Volunteers in Illinois and Missouri joined sandbagging operations in the frantic effort to contain the Mississippi River as forecasters predicted near-record crests from Quincy, Ill., to Winfield, Mo. President Bush was visiting Iowa, where the water is receding but families and businesses are knee-deep in the disheartening aftermath.

Apocalypse Now: The Desert Sequel Starring George W. Bush

President Bush, at a news conference in Rome Thursday, reiterated the need for a tough stand on Iran's nuclear program. Iran and Italy are major trading partners and the issue is a sticking point between Bush and his ally, Italian Prime minister Silvio Berlusconi.