Bush welcomes MLK to Mall

President Bush, appearing at a groundbreaking ceremony today for a memorial honoring slain civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., said the National Mall monument will "preserve his legacy for ages." 12:33 p.m.

Bush meets Iraq panel

President Bush today praised a bipartisan commission on Iraq for asking him good questions but said, "I'm not going to prejudge" the report the panel will issue soon. 2:04 p.m.

Marines museum opens

An estimated 2,000 visitors were expected to pass through the National Museum of the Marine Corps today, the first day the new facility has been open to the public. 4:48 p.m.

Gibbs: Campbell to start

Second-year player Jason Campbell was named the Washington Redskins' new quarterback this afternoon during coach Joe Gibbs' weekly press conference. 4:28 p.m.

Gates likely to sustain terror war

Defense Secretary-designate Robert M. Gates is not expected to rein in the aggressive global war on al Qaeda started by predecessor Donald H. Rumsfeld or reverse the transformation of the Army, but instead focus on how to win in Iraq and get American troops home.

Democrats to propose Iraq pullout

The two top Senate Democrats on foreign policy yesterday said they will introduce a resolution in January calling for troops to start being withdrawn from Iraq by this summer, a move that Sen. John McCain said would put the U.S. in the worst of both worlds.