Picture of the Day - 2

Want to know who is winning in Iraq? Their president is smiling. Ours is not.

As Pressure for Talks Grows, Iran and Syria Gain Leverage

(Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad greets the Iranian media before starting a news conference in Tehran, 14 November 2006. A senior State Department official who oversees Iraq policy said the United States was ready "in principle" for direct talks with Iran on Tehran's role in the US-occupied country.(AFP))