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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…

Department of Defense spokesman Bryan Whitman and Dana Milbank of The Washington Post debate the Pentagon's ban on media coverage of the return of fallen service members that was broken twice this week.