Another fallen hero...

Following the hearse after a funeral mass for Pfc. Katie Soenksen are her husband, Army Spec. Benjamin Rowella (left), and brother, Matt Soenksen.

Katie Soenksen was the seventy-first female soldier to die in the war in Iraq.

House Democrats advanced legislation on Thursday to pay for military operations in Iraq on an installment plan, ignoring President Bush's veto threat.

In the meantime VP Cheney is in the Middle East issuing threats against Iran. These guys may want to do some more damage before they leave office.

(Photo: Dan Videtich / AP