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• Sobbing vet hears brother died in Nazi camp
Bernard Vogel was a U.S. soldier who died in a Nazi slave camp during World War II. For 63 years, his brother, Martin, longed for answers. With the help of CNN, he finally has the truth. "You don't know how much this means," he said between sobs. Martin would learn another stunning detail: The government commuted the death sentences of those responsible.
• Iraq raid kills suspect in kidnap-slaying of GI
An Iraqi slain last week in a raid has been positively identified as a notorious militant suspected in the 2004 kidnapping of a U.S. soldier and the June killings of three U.S. Marines, the U.S. military said Thursday.
• Auto CEOs flew private jets to ask for bailout
CEOs of the Big Three auto companies were criticized by members of Congress for flying private jets to Washington to request taxpayer bailout money. "It's almost like seeing a guy show up at the soup kitchen in high hat and tuxedo," one lawmaker said.
• Sources: Obama vetting two Cabinet picks
Arizona Gov. Janet Napolitano is President-elect Barack Obama's top choice for homeland security secretary, according to multiple Democratic sources close to the transition. Also, billionaire Chicago businesswoman Penny Pritzker is Obama's pick for commerce secretary, sources say.
• Brazile: Air beds, school lots needed for 1/20/09
Is it just me or has everyone living within a 120-mile radius of the U.S. Capitol Building heard from his or her fifth cousin lately?
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