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.
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