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Attacks in the Sunni Triangle

Military experts discuss the U.S. response to gruesome attacks on U.S. soldiers and civilians in the Sunni Triangle area of Iraq.

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New Liberal Radio Network Debuts

By PBS News Hour

In a challenge to the dominance of conservative talk radio programs, Air America Radio, the new liberal talk radio network, went on the air Wednesday.

Attacks in Iraq Claim Lives of Four Contractors, Five Soldiers

An anti-American mob in the Iraqi city of Fallujah ambushed a group of contractors Wednesday, beating and dragging four bodies through the streets. The brutal attack came on the same day a roadside bomb killed five Americans west of Baghdad.

U.S. Takes Responsibility for Shooting Deaths of Two Iraqi Journalists

The U.S. Army accepted responsibility for the shooting deaths of an Iraqi reporter and cameraman near a roadblock in Baghdad earlier this month, but said soldiers were acting within the rules of engagement and killed the journalists by accident.

In Memoriam: Alistair Cooke

Alistair Cooke, a broadcasting legend on both shores of the Atlantic, died of heart failure yesterday in New York City. Cooke reported his radio program "Letter from America" each week for 58 years on the BBC, and American audiences knew…

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Bombings in Uzbekistan Linked to Islamic Militants, Officials Say

A series of bombings and shootouts that killed at least 19 people and injured 26 in the authoritarian central Asian republic of Uzbekistan was the work of Islamic terrorists, officials said Monday.

Closure of Shiite Newspaper in Baghdad Sparks Protests

U.S. troops on Sunday temporarily closed a popular Baghdad newspaper after coalition authorities accused the Shiite Muslim weekly of printing lies that incited violence.

In Memoriam: Peter Ustinov

Actor and author Peter Ustinov, who appeared in 90 films during his 60-year career, died of heart failure yesterday in Geneva. The NewsHour remembers Ustinov with a clip of his performance as a Mexican general in the 1970 comedy "Viva…

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Fallout

Four editorial page editors offer their views on former White House counterterrorism chief Richard Clarke's allegations against the Bush administration.

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Army Strengthens Suicide Prevention Efforts in Iraq

The Army highlighted ways it is intensifying suicide prevention efforts in Iraq after releasing a study Thursday showing the rate at which soldiers in that country take their own lives is higher than for the overall Army.