Report Cards, Elections, and Uncle Joe [News Bits]
- President Obama's latest report card: (still) Incomplete
- Hamid Karzai declared winner of canceled Afghan runoff
- Attorney General Holder asserts state secrets in wiretap suit
- Maine to vote on gay marriage
- Manufacturing, pending home sales fueling recovery hopes
- In Russia, fond memories of Uncle Joe
- Analysis: Karzai a weak asset in time of war
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