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U.S. Soldier to Plead Guilty in Abu Ghraib Abuse Case

Military prosecutors agreed Tuesday to drop some of the charges against the highest-ranking U.S. soldier accused of abusing Iraqi prisoners at Abu Ghraib prison in exchange for a guilty plea, the soldier's lawyer told the Associated Press.

Contempt Orders Dropped After Time Reporter Agrees to Testify in CIA Leak Case

Time magazine reporter Matthew Cooper gave a deposition to special counsel Patrick Fitzgerald in the federal investigation into the alleged leaking of a clandestine CIA agent's name to the media, Time magazine announced Tuesday.

Pre-trial Hearing of the Detainees at Guantanamo Bay

Tuesday's pretrial hearing marked the first time any of the nearly 600 detainees at the Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, naval base has faced formal charges. Margaret Warner speaks with New York Times reporter Neil Lewis, who was inside the courtroom.

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Ineffectual Leadership and Poor Training at Abu Ghraib

Tuesday's high-level panel report on the Abu Ghraib prison scandal found that poor training, ineffectual leadership and ignored warning signs all contributed to the now well-documented abuse that occurred there. Gwen Ifill speaks with two members of the commission behind…

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Battles Rage Between U.S. Forces, Shiite Militia in Najaf

Fighting between U.S. Marines and loyalists to rebel Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr escalated in Najaf Monday as the U.S. military stepped up pressure on the militiamen to hand over control of the Imam Ali Shrine to religious authorities.

Militants Remove Weapons From Shrine in Najaf

Militants supporting radical Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr removed their weapons from the sacred Imam Ali Shrine in central Najaf Friday, bringing an end to a two-week standoff in the holy city.

How Local Businesses Coexist with Wal-Mart

By Larisa Epatko

Although Wal-Mart has gained a reputation for driving out mom-and-pop stores, the city of Charlottesville, Va. represents an example of how homegrown stores and the retail giant can coexist.

Athletes Around the World Compete at the XXVIII Summer Olympic Games

American athletes have swam, scored and vaulted to victory in many events at the XXVIII Summer Olympic Games in Athens. Jeffrey Brown discusses the Americans' success in gymnastics with former U.S. Olympic gymnast and coach Muriel Grossfeld and the overall…

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Iraqi Police Seize Control of Holy Shiite Shrine, Arrest Rebel Militia Members

The Iraqi Interior Ministry announced Friday that police seized control of the Imam Ali Shrine in Najaf and arrested 400 members of militias loyal to radical Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr, but the U.S. military said it could not confirm whether…

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Five Reporters Held in Contempt in Wen Ho Lee Case

A federal judge held five reporters in contempt Wednesday for refusing to name confidential sources for their stories on Wen Ho Lee, the former Los Alamos Nuclear Laboratory scientist who was the prime suspect in a Chinese espionage investigation.