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On a special edition of Nightline on Friday, Ted Koppel read the names of all of the U.S. troops who have died in Iraq, but viewers of seven ABC stations owned by Sinclair Broadcasting were not able to see it.

U.S. Marines will begin withdrawing from Fallujah under a tentative agreement reached late Wednesday to end the month-long standoff between coalition forces and insurgents. Margaret Warner discusses the deal with military experts.

There were reports today of a deal aimed at ending the stalemate between coalition forces and insurgents in Fallujah. Terence Smith speaks with Washington Post reporter Rajiv Chandrasekaran, who is embedded with U.S. Marines in Fallujah.

U.S. Marines assaulted insurgents in Fallujah with helicopter gunships and bombing strikes for a third day Wednesday. Rajiv Chandrasekaran of The Washington Post, who has been embedded with U.S. Marines in the city, provides an update.

While U.S. news organizations often report a running tally of Americans killed in Iraq, the total number of Iraqi casualties, both civilians and insurgents, is reported on less often. Ray Suarez gets three perspectives on the challenges of accurately reporting…