- President Obama's latest report card: (still) Incomplete
- Hamid Karzai declared winner of canceled Afghan runoff
- Attorney General Holder asserts state secrets in wiretap suit
- Maine to vote on gay marriage
- Manufacturing, pending home sales fueling recovery hopes
- In Russia, fond memories of Uncle Joe
- Analysis: Karzai a weak asset in time of war



Saddam Hussein diligently studied the life of Stalin and stayed in power for more than 30 years.