ANNAPOLIS, Maryland (CNN) — President Bush countered diminishing support for the U.S.-led Iraq war on Wednesday in a speech outlining what he believes must be accomplished before withdrawing any forces.
The president did not satisfy critics who’ve called for a definitive timetable for troops to pull out, saying it would send the wrong message to terrorists and certain conditions must be met first.
"As Iraqi forces gain experience and the political process advances, we will be able to decrease our troop level in Iraq without losing our capability to defeat the terrorists," Bush said in his address before students at the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland. (Watch Bush speak before enthusiastic students at Annapolis — 4:57)
WASHINGTON (AP) — New Hampshire’s attorney general urged the Supreme Court Wednesday to uphold the state’s parental notification law, as the court heard its first abortion rights case in five years.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Supreme Court nominee Samuel Alito told senators Wednesday that federal judges must constantly guard against slipping into judicial activism to get the results they want, especially when dealing with the nation’s highest law, the U.S. Constitution.
DENVER, Colorado (CNN) — The White House held out the prospect Tuesday that U.S. troop levels in Iraq could be reduced soon, but President Bush insisted he would not withdraw U.S. forces "without having achieved victory."
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice says the U.S. government will clarify reports that the CIA transported terror suspects on covert flights via European airports, the new German foreign minister said after a meeting with her.
CRAWFORD, Texas (CNN) — President Bush will make stops in Arizona and Texas this week to address an issue that has divided some members of his own Republican Party — illegal immigration.
LONDON, England — Human rights abuses in Iraq are as bad as they were under Saddam Hussein if not worse, former Prime Minister Ayad Allawi has said.
BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) — Insurgents in Iraq killed four people and wounded 17 others Saturday in three separate attacks, officials said.
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