According to a new Washington Post-ABC News poll, more Democratic Americans (54 percent) are likely to oppose a candidate for Congress if he or she supports the Bush Administration’s Iraq policy. On the other hand, the survey showed that Republicans—by a slightly less margin (49 percent)—would support such candidates. The same number (37 percent) in both parties said it “wouldn’t make much difference”—pragmatists abound.
The Pentagon has concluded a new agreement to buy laser-guidance kits that turn rockets into drone-killing weapons. BAE Systems and the Defense Department announced a framework deal of up to seven years for 25,000 Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System guidance kits annually for the U.S. military.