Mixed Signals on Possible Occupation of Libya

As rebels rush into Tripoli and the imminent collapse of the 42-year Gadhafi regime approaches, much about Libya's future remains up in the air. Though it's been insisted for months that there would never be US "boots on the ground" in Libya, an administration known...

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War Costs May Top $3.7 Trillion

The wars in Iraq and Afghanistan could represent juicy targets for budget cutters in Washington. But how much do the wars actually cost U.S. taxpayers? Nobody really knows. The war budgets are huge and complex. But Nancy Youssef at McClatchy Newspapers explains how...

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