National and International News-Tuesday, Oct. 24th

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Bush says the U-S military has shown flexibility in the Iraq war. He's responding to critics of his war plan. Bush told C-B-N-C that as commander in chief, he has told his generals to "adjust to the enemy on the battlefield."

CAPITOL HILL (AP) - A Republican congressman who has said he warned the speaker of the House about Mark Foley's inappropriate e-mails last spring takes his turn before the House Ethics Committee today. The speaker has said he doesn't remember any such conversation with Tom Reynolds, who's the House Republican campaign chairman.

JERUSALEM (AP) - An Associated Press photographer has been kidnapped in the Gaza Strip. The photographer's driver says four Palestinian gunmen took his keys and his cell phone and threatened to shoot him, then grabbed the journalist as he left his apartment.

SARASOTA, Fla. (AP) - President Bush will campaign in Sarasota, Florida, today for Republican congressional candidate Vern Buchanan. He's running for the House seat that Katherine Harris gave up to run for Senate. It's supposed to be a safe Republican district but both Harris and Buchanan trail in the polls.

ST. LOUIS (AP) - Game three of the World Series will be played tonight in St. Louis. The Cardinals and the Detroit Tigers are tied at one win apiece. Cardinals' shortstop David Eckstein didn't work out yesterday to give his sprained left shoulder a rest. He's oh-for-nine in the World Series.