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The White House made sure Attorney General nominee Michael Mukasey would fly with potential opponents: conservative Republicans as well as various Democrats. President Bush stayed away from more volatile choices.

Gen. Stanley McChrystal, the top U.S. commander in Afghanistan, told Congress Tuesday that he's confident he now has both the strategy and resources he needs in Afghanistan. Ambassador Karl Eikenberry, initially wary of a troop increase coming before a crackdown on corruption, said he's satisfied that Afghan President Hamid Karzai has expressed the right intentions.

Before the Soviet period, "Russian food had color," says Vladimir Mukhin of Moscow's world-famous White Rabbit restaurant. He aims to honor those flavors, as well as locally source his ingredients.

Jim Brown, one of the most important people in the history of Syracuse University, passed away at the age of 87 in May. Ethan Frank shares how Brown made an impact on society in so many different ways throughout his life.

Deputy Secretary of State John Negroponte and Assistant Secretary of State Richard Boucher met with Pakistan's new leaders Wednesday in Islamabad. Officials in the new government have indicated to the top senior U.S. envoys that the U.S. relationship with Pakistan will have to change.

Americans are not alone waiting for President Obama to announce his new strategy in Afghanistan. Afghans also are waiting to hear how the U.S. plans to tackle the crisis in their country, where violence and instability have worsened.

Li was groomed for leadership, and was seen at one point as a contender for China's top job, only to be pushed aside as Xi Jinping ascended.

The top Democrat on the Senate Judiciary Committee has released a transcript of the panel's interview with Glenn Simpson. He's the founder of the political research shop Fusion GPS, which commissioned the infamous, unverified dossier ostensibly documenting connections between the Trump camp and Russia. In the interview, Simpson stands by the document.

China is holding its annual legislative and political meeting and restarting an ailing economy is at top of the agenda.

Donald Trump's former personal attorney Michael Cohen is set to be cross-examined Tuesday in the criminal trial of the former president.