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Today's Des Moines Register poll, the survey that has the best track record of predicting the Iowa caucus, has some intriguing clues as to what the results might be. Ted Cruz, battered by attacks on his eligibility to be president and opposition to ethanol subsidies, has lost ground from the last poll. But he still leads Donald Trump by 25 percent to 22 percent, with Marco Rubio at 12 percent and Ben Carson at 11 percent. Trump has promised to return frequently to Iowa and has stepped up his attacks on Cruz prior to the February 1 vote. But that...

The Israeli Air Force has not yet received all the modern F-16i Sufa (Storm) fighter jets purchased from the US, but plans are already underway for acquiring the advanced jets that will replace them. Earlier, the IAF signed a mega deal with Lockheed Martin, acquiring 102 F-16i fighter jets, considered the most advanced in the world. The planes will arrive in Israel by 2008 and will be put into operational use. Even so, Air Force officials are already closely examining the F-35, the third generation of US stealth aircraft. The fighter jet is described as revolutionary, and is capable of...