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After an update on the fighting in western Iraq, a New York Times reporter explains recent political developments in Baghdad, including a change in election rules for the constitutional referendum Oct. 15.

Following a background report, a look back at the life of award-winning playwright August Wilson, with actor Anthony Chrisholm, who performed in six of Wilson's plays, and Kenny Leon, who directed and acted in several of Wilson's plays. Wilson died…

New York Times reporter Judith Miller testified in front of a grand jury on the leak of a CIA operative's name. Miller spent 85 days in jail protecting the name of her source until the source gave her a waiver,…

Sep 29

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Three nearly simultaneous car bombings in a mainly Shiite town in Iraq killed at least 60 people and wounded 70 others Thursday, a day after a roadside bomb killed five U.S. soldiers in the insurgent hotbed of Ramadi.

Top military officials told Congress on Thursday that plans to stabilize Iraq and build a new national army are working, despite the ongoing insurgency in the country. Two leaders of the Senate Armed Services Committee discuss the situation in Iraq…