WASHINGTON, D.C. -- In another sign of rising discontent in Congress over the war in Iraq, perhaps the House's most influential Democrat on military issues called today for the immediate withdrawal of all American forces from that nation.

Critics and supporters of the war in Iraq have been trading blows in Washington in a political battle that shows every sign of intensifying.

You can take the CMA Awards out of Nashville, but you can't take Nashville out of the CMA Awards.

The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) will officially commemorate the 90thbirthday of the late General-Secretary Hu Yaobang on 20 November. Willthe party embrace any of Hu's reformist legacy or address the thornyquestion of the 1989 Tiananmen massacre, which ended the demonstrationsthat

The guided-missile cruiser USS Lake Erie fired an interceptor missile and knocked out the rocket's warhead about 100 miles (160 kilometers) above the Pacific, the Missile Defense Agency said in a statement.

There were no immediate reports of deaths or injuries.

House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi held her weekly news conference in her office in the Capitol. Below is a transcript of her remarks:

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Federal authorities say they've broken up an international drug ring based in Chicago that imported ecstasy and marijuana from Canada, sold it in the United States and funneled profits to Vietnam.

Kgatleng soccer giants, Mochudi Centre Chiefs hope to redeem their lost pride when they host unpredictable Prisons XI in a Mascom Premier League match at the National Stadium tomorrow night.

Kenya's boxing sensation Congestina Achieng' will face a new rival for the vacant World Boxing Council (WBC) middleweight title at Kasarani, Nairobi, on December 12.

Athletics Kenya (AK) Secretary General David Okeyo yesterday said the IAAF would foot a portion of the bill for the 2007 World Cross Country Championships.

The theme of Kenya's bid for the 2007 world championships - 'Cross Country finally Comes Home' - is no misnomer.

Dubbed a rally with a difference, the return of the East African Classic Safari Rally later this month is bound to add new impetus to the sports tourism sector.

Teenage Egyptian Grand Master (GM), Ahmed Adly proved his mettle by beating a classy field to lift the African Chess Championship men's title in Lusaka, Zambia on Monday. The chess prodigy scooped seven out of a possible nine points to

Two national team players and popular musicians are expected to grace the annual Orange Youth Cup scheduled for this weekend in Francistown. Tebogo Mothusi and Ernest Amos will be the main guests at the Under 12 event which is now

He said the spinoff "focuses on the challenges she faces as she tries to juggle school, work and relationships -- a situation very relatable to a lot of our viewers at this point in their lives." Conrad, 19, is attending

They announced their engagement Wednesday night at the XBox360 launch party in Beverly Hills, where Stewart showed off her ring, described as a "multiple-carat diamond." No wedding date has been announced.

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