Odds and Ends

I thought this would be a slow news week. Ooops! Let's get started...

The Democratic National Committee is battling Florida, based on the state's decision to move its primary into January. It's pushing to the forefront the state battles over which primaries should be dominant.

Meanwhile, forest fires ravaged Greece as the country works to quell them.

French President Sarkozy called "for a clear timetable to be set for the withdrawal of foreign troops from Iraq in his first major foreign policy address." He also warned against the dangers of attacking Iran.

CNN conducted an exclusive interview with Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal. They spoke about the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, along with other regional concerns.

Finally, Rolling Stone looks into where our tax money in Iraq went to. A must-read.