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Pakistan's President Pervez Musharraf steps down from his post as military commander. On Thursday, he will be sworn in for a new term as a civilian president.

A dozen former Army captains recently wrote a column for The Washington Post titled "The Real Iraq We Knew." They describe the war they experienced, sometimes during multiple tours. Many have questioned the officers' patriotism and political motivations.

Pakistan's President Pervez Musharraf resigns his post as chief of the army, a day before he was due to be sworn as a civilian president. The former general's retirement from the military has been a key demand of the country's political opposition. By giving up his uniform, he risks being overthrown.

The Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution reads, "A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed."

Unionized San Diego teachers are celebrating a hold on re-authorizing No Child Left Behind -- including 24,000 from the San Diego area. The California Teachers' Association has helped block the legisl

Congress is opening the door to America a little wider for Iraqis who served as translators for the U.S. military. Thousands of Iraqis risked their lives in those jobs. Congress boosted the number of visas authorized from 50 to 500 a year, and there are bills to expand that number up to 5,000.

President Bush and Al Gore met Monday for the first time since the president won the office in 2000. The Nobel Peace Prize laureate was at the White House for a photo opportunity with the American recipients of this year's Nobels. Gore and Bush also met privately in the Oval Office.

The presidential campaign could be transformed by a proposal in California to divide votes by congressional districts. Traditionally, California is the presidential election's biggest prize because the statewide winner gets all 55 electoral votes.

President Bush is due to meet Israeli and Palestinian leaders at the White House. Afterward, he hopes they'll make progress talking with each other. This week might mark President Bush's deepest involvement in the conflict between Israelis and Palestinians.

Former prime minister Nawaz Sharif is back in Pakistan after eight years of exile and one abortive bid to return. Scores of his supporters have been confined by President Pervez Musharraf's government.