Pentagon wants more money to fund Iraq war...Democratic debate...Vietnam Bridge Collapse

CAPITOL HILL (AP) West Virginia Senator Robert Byrd says sending more guns to Iraq does not change the reality of the situation. He's voicing opposition to a Pentagon spending bill for the war that seeks nearly 190 billion dollars more. Defense Secretary Robert Gates says the troops need the money.

HANOVER, N.H. (AP) Social Security, universal health-care coverage and Iraq dominated the Democratic presidential debate Wednesday night in New Hampshire. The leading Democratic hopefuls acknowledged there's no guarantee U.S. combat troops would be out of Iraq by the end of the next presidential term in 2013.

HANOI, Vietnam (AP) Officials say Wednesday's bridge collapse in southern Vietnam killed at least 43 people and injured dozens more. The collapsed section was under construction. Images on Vietnamese television show mounds of twisted steel and cables shrouded in dust and smoke.

LOS ANGELES (AP) The Los Angeles prosecutor's office and the family of slain actress Lana Clarkson pledge to press the murder case against music producer Phil Spector after a judge declared a mistrial Wednesday. Prosecutors say they'll seek the court's permission to try him again.

Washington (AP) A poll concludes most Americans don't think lawmakers and businesses are doing enough to help the environment.

The AP-Stanford University survey finds that only about one in five questioned approve of how President Bush, Congress and U.S.

businesses have been handling the environment.

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