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Plans for establishing a new Iraqi government were complicated by the role of Iraqi exile Ahmed Chalabi and his interaction with various U.S. agencies, says Douglas Feith, an architect of the war in Iraq.

San Francisco braces for big street protests as the Olympic torch makes its way through the city. Demonstrators are angry over China's recent dealings with Tibet. The Bay Area is home for scores of Tibetan exiles.

President Bush announces that troops serving in Iraq and Afghanistan will serve 12-month tours — down from 15. The shorter war zone assignments will take effect beginning with the next troop rotations in August.

The U.S. government has been criticized for many aspects of its handling of the Iraq war. But Douglas Feith, an architect of the war, says one of his biggest regrets is not convincing top Pentagon officials to pay more attention to law and order immediately after the fall of Baghdad in 2003.

Robert "Big Red" Rankin, a retired chemical worker from California who supported John Edwards, is an undeclared superdelegate with an important vote to cast. He's trying to decide which of the two remaining Democratic candidates will be best for working families.

Over the past week, the Federal Reserve has made a serious of unprecedented moves to shore up confidence in the shaken investment community. Former Fed Vice Chairman Alan Blinder explains what the moves mean for taxpayers and the rest of the economy.

Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) laid out his plans Thursday to address crises in the housing and financial markets. With Sens. Hillary Clinton (D-NY) and John McCain (R-AZ) making their views on the issue known already, where do the three main presidential candidates' approaches differ?

Hollywood actor Richard Widmark, who often portrayed killers, cops and Western gunslingers, died after a long illness. He was 93. Widmark made his film debut in 1947 as a giggling killer in "Kiss of Death." David Thompson, author of the Biographical Dictionary of Film, discusses Widmark's career in film.

Even after the Iraqi government called for Shiite militias to lay down their weapons, little has changed. The Middle East Project Director for the International Crisis Group discusses the struggle for control.

The stock market rebounds after news that Lehman Brothers posted better-than-expected earnings, dispelling rumors of huge subprime losses. But longer term concerns about the credit crunch and a weak economy remain.