The economy nearly sputtered out in the final quarter of last year and is probably faring even worse now amid the housing, credit and financial crises.
Investigators found that ammunition sent to Afghan security forces, certified by a major supplier as Hungarian, was actually made in China, according to a memorandum.
The Department of Defense has identified 3,993 American service members who have died since the start of the Iraq war. It confirmed the deaths of the following Americans on Wednesday:.