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Army Gen. David Petraeus held closed briefings with lawmakers as the House prepared to vote on the House-Senate compromise version of the Iraq war supplemental funding bill. The Senate plans to vote Thursday. President Bush has vowed to veto the bill if it reaches his desk.

He hopes to save the lives of 22 of his country's citizens held captive by the Taliban after the kidnappers executed one of the hostages. On Wednesday, authorities found the bullet-riddled body of 42-year-old Bae Hyung-kyu in Qarabagh district of Ghazni province, where the South Koreans were abducted July 19.

As the Turkish Parliament considers giving permission for a cross-border attack against Kurdish separatists based in Iraq, Iraq's vice president visits Ankara to argue against such a move.

Negotiators are struggling with conflicting demands made by the kidnappers, ranging from the release of Taliban prisoners to ransom money. A deadline of noon Friday — the latest of several ultimatums given by the captors — came and went without fresh word of the hostages' fate.

The intelligence estimate says the terror network will bolster its operations in the U.S. It has also rebuilt its senior leadership and restored its safe havens in Pakistan.

NBC says it will stop airing re-runs of Law & Order episodes featuring Fred Thompson if the former Senator makes his White House bid official. Thompson has already quit the show, where his character was the gruff but folksy District Attorney Arthur Branch.

Rupert Murdoch has struck a deal to acquire The Wall Street Journal and its parent company, Dow Jones & Co. The $5 billion deal gained support from members of the controlling Bancroft family, and News Corp.'s board formally endorsed it Tuesday.

Fueled by a wave of construction projects, the tiny Latin American country has become one of the region's fastest-growing economies.

Iraq's parliament is increasingly hamstrung by sectarian rivalries, with many shouting matches and many lawmakers failing to show up. None of the legislation seen as crucial for national reconciliation has yet to be debated on the floor.

The cost of law school continues to be a burden for many public defenders and prosecutors. Some reluctantly leave public service for the private sector in order to pay back their loans.