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Coalition forces launched fresh offensives into the Iraqi cities of Najaf and Karbala, which had been under the control of militias loyal to radical Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr. Margaret Warner discusses the developments with New York Times reporter Dexter Filkins,…

In one of two interviews with Arab-language television networks, President Bush condemned the treatment of Iraqi prisoners, calling the actions "abhorrent" and saying they did not represent American values.

Donald Rumsfeld told reporters that the actions of U.S. soldiers photographed abusing Iraqi prisoners are "totally unacceptable and un-American." Two members of the Senate Armed Services Committee, members of which received a closed door briefing on the allegations, discuss the…