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An explosion set off a series of shootings by a U.S. Marine squad in Haditha in one of the war's more controversial incidents. The military trial starts this week for the squad's leader, the only Marine still facing charges in the killings. Others were acquitted or had the charges against them dropped.

And the race could go any which way, because 41 percent of Iowa caucus goers remain undecided. The caucuses start at 8 p.m. ET.

According to media reports, after a recent immigration hearing for his mother, the German suspect went on a tirade in which he expressed anti-American sentiments.

Most hospitals make little effort to screen patients for tobacco use or to help smokers kick the habit permanently. That's a missed opportunity. Starting this month, though, hospitals can choose to adopt tobacco-cessation measures to help them comply with accreditation standards.

Republican presidential hopefuls were bearing down and trying to sway voters hours ahead of the first major test of the primary season. But more than a third of those participating in the state's caucuses say they still haven't made up their minds.

At a campaign stop, Rick Santorum seemed to say he did not want to "make black people's lives better by giving them somebody else's money." In an interview last night, Santorum said he condemned all forms of racism.

The annual rate, however, is still about half of what economist consider healthy.

The tension has made the commodities market jittery. The price of oil jumped to more than $101 a barrel on the news.

Huntsman has been methodically wooing New Hampshire voters in nearly 150 events over the past few weeks. He might not win the Jan. 10 primary, but he is hoping for a sheen of electability.

The cuts would come with the acceptance that the U.S. could not wage two ground wars at once.