Then-Col. Gary Patton salutes during a service for Staff Sgt. Thomas Vitagliano, Pfc. George Geer and Pfc. Jesus Fonseca. The men died Jan. 17, 2005, in Ramadi.
In another about-face, the Federal Reserve will buy up to $600B in mortgage-backed assets from Fannie, Freddie and others and will announce a new plan to help loosen consumer credit.
Fewer flights, and a handful of new runways, will mean less air traffic congestion for some travelers this Thanksgiving. It's a trend other cities should heed. New runways -- more than modernizing air traffic control or reducing overscheduling -- will cut congestion.