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The ceasefire between Coalition forces and Shiite militias in Iraq remains only ostensively after heavy fighting continued today in Najaf and Baghdad. Terence Smith gets an update on the latest violence from Washington Post reporter Pamela Constable in Baghdad.

William F. Buckley Jr. has recently stepped down from his role as editor of the National Review, the conservative magazine he founded nearly a half century ago.In this extended interview, Terence Smith speaks with Buckley about his new autobiography, his…