AP - It wasn't too long ago that Democratic leader Harry Reid mused aloud how it would take a miracle for his party to gain a 50-50 tie in the Senate, much less wrest control from Republicans this fall.

AP - It wasn't too long ago that Democratic leader Harry Reid mused aloud how it would take a miracle for his party to gain a 50-50 tie in the Senate, much less wrest control from Republicans this fall.

Defence Secretary John Reid denies UK troops do not want to serve in Iraq because they disagree with the war.

AFP - Defence Secretary John Reid, on a trip to Baghdad, said Friday that Iraq's newly-trained security forces were showing "professionalism and restraint" in tackling violence.

AFP - The US Senate voted to raise the US national debt ceiling 781 billion dollars to some nine trillion dollars, averting a disastrous cash crunch for the federal government.

Reuters - When it comes to sex and romance, ageing Canadian baby boomers spend a lot more time watching television or surfing the net, according to a new study. The survey by pollsters Ipsos Reid, commissioned by Pfizer Inc., the maker of Viagra, found that Canadians between the ages of 40 and 64 spend an average of 15 minutes a day on sex and romance, but can spend as much as five hours a day watching TV or surfing the Internet.

AP - The military has opened a criminal investigation into a firefight between U.S. Marines and insurgents last year that left 15 Iraqi civilians dead, defense officials said Thursday.

Reuters - When it comes to sex and romance, ageing Canadian baby boomers spend a lot more time watching television or surfing the net, according to a new study. The survey by pollsters Ipsos Reid, commissioned by Pfizer Inc., the maker of Viagra, found that Canadians between the ages of 40 and 64 spend an average of 15 minutes a day on sex and romance, but can spend as much as five hours a day watching TV or surfing the Internet.

AFP - The US Senate voted to raise the US national debt ceiling 781 billion dollars to some nine trillion dollars, averting a disastrous cash crunch for the federal government.

AFP - British forces in Iraq are to be reduced by about 800 to just over 7,000 personnel in the next few months, Defence Secretary John Reid said.

Joanna Wypior - AHN Staff Reporter Baghdad, Iraq (AHN) – Reports indicate British forces in war-torn Iraq are to be reduced by around 800 to just over 7,000 personnel starting in May. British Defense Secretary John Reid tells the House of Commons the move did not mark the handover to the...

AP - Britain will cut its forces in Iraq by 10 percent — a reduction of about 800 troops — by May because Iraqi security forces are becoming more capable of handling security, Defense Secretary John Reid said Monday.

Reuters - U.S. and British forces in Iraq could begin the process of handing security responsibilities for some Iraqi provinces to local forces within weeks, British Defense Secretary John Reid said on Monday.

Defence Secretary John Reid is to announce a significant reduction in the level of UK forces in Iraq, the BBC learns.

AP - Senate minority leader Harry Reid said Saturday he was "ashamed for our country" after visiting the thousands of FEMA-owned mobile homes lined up at Hope Airport that have yet to be used as shelters for hurricane victims on the Gulf Coast.

A report into the murder of Danielle Reid says social services did not recognise her vulnerability.

AP - The dealmaking instinct can be hard to shake when one has been Senate majority leader and might again seek that post. Exhibit A: Former Majority Leader Trent Lott, R-Miss., who broke a two-week deadlock between his successor, Sen. Bill Frist, R-Tenn., and Democratic leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., over the ratio of Republican and Democratic negotiators on a bill to secure the future benefits of millions with defined benefit pension plans.

Defence Secretary John Reid calls on the public to understand the difficulties faced by UK troops abroad.

Defence Secretary John Reid calls on the public to understand the difficulties faced by UK troops abroad.

Critics of the behaviour of British troops should be "slow to condemn", said Defence Secretary John Reid.