From PRI, Public Radio International and KCRW Santa Monica, this is To the Point.

After the Bush-Al-Maliki summit, is anyone in control?

Hello again, I'm Armin Alney, and this is To the Point from Public Radio International,

a daily look at the issues Americans care about most.

When it reports to the White House next week, James Baker's Iraq Study Group reportedly

will recommend a gradual pullback of U.S. troops.

But after his meeting with Prime Minister Al-Maliki, President Bush rejected what he

characterized as a graceful withdrawal.

Meantime, Al-Maliki faces the breakup of his political coalition.

Former allies say they won't return to the government

until he sets a firm date for U.S. withdrawal.

On to the point, is Al-Maliki still running the country

or is the anti-American Mukta al-S. taking charge?

What should the U.S. do now?

On reporter's notebook later on immigration and crime.

First, here's the news.

Support for To the Point comes from subscribers of KCRW Santa Monica and from the Public Radio

International Program Fund, whose contributors include the Ford Foundation and the John

D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation.

Hello again. We're on only back with To the Point. After the summit in Jordan, President Bush appears to reject James Baker's Iraq study group even before its recommendations get to the White House.

Prime Minister Al Maliki may be losing control of his government. On To the Point, we'll update a very fast-moving story.

On reporter's notebook, most Americans think immigration causes violence and crime.

...