From the New York Times: 250 Are Killed in Major Iraq Battle, by Damien Cave. From the Washington Post: Baghdad is Key, by Stephen J. Hadley. From the New York Times: Iranian Reveals Plan to Expand Role in Iraq, by James Glanz. From Time: Kim Jong Il’s Nuclear Ambitions, by Nicholas Eberstadt. From the Washington Post: Clinton’s Presidential Posturing, by David S. Broder. From CNN: Missile defense shield test aced as dummy target hit. From the AP: Senior Chinese officer predicts weapons will be deployed in space, by Edith M. Lederer.