Iran team in Iraq for security talks with U.S.: report (Reuters)

Baghdad says talks on U.S./Iraq pact to begin soon (Reuters)
Reuters - The Iraqi government will begin talks with U.S. officials later in February on a pact that would lay the basis for long-term strategic ties between Washington and Baghdad, an Iraqi...

Female bombers kill 64 in Baghdad pet markets (AFP)
AFP - Explosives strapped to two mentally impaired women were triggered by remote control in co-ordinated attacks that devastated two Baghdad pet markets on Friday and killed at least 64...

Ford Nov. sales drop 31 pct., Toyota falls 34 pct. (AP)
AP - Ford's U.S. light vehicle sales tumbled 31 percent in November, while Toyota's dropped 34 percent, a strong indication of another month of dismal sales for the entire auto industry as...

Ford Submits New Bailout Plan, Will Make Concessions
Looks like Ford Motor Co. is now willing to make some concessions should they receive a government bailout. CEO Alan Mulally said he’ll work for $1 per year if the automaker has to...

Ford tells Congress it may be able to go it alone (AP)
AP - Ford Motor Co. is asking Congress for a $9 billion "stand-by line of credit" to stabilize its business, but says it doesn't expect to tap it.