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Deadly Attack in Iraq

In the wake of the bombing of the U.N. headquarters in Baghdad, experts discuss the situation in postwar Iraq and the role of the United Nations there.

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Deadly Attack in Baghdad: Background

FBI agents said that the bomb that caused the explosion outside the U.N. headquarters in Baghdad was made of old munitions. Gwen Ifill gets an update from Dexter Filkins of The New York Times.

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Blast in Baghdad Kills At Least 15, Including Top U.N. Envoy

The explosion of a powerful truck bomb partially destroyed the hotel that houses the United Nations headquarters in Baghdad Tuesday, killing at least 15 people, including the top U.N. envoy in Iraq, Sergio Vieira de Mello, and wounding 100 others.

A Deadly Attack in Iraq

Gwen Ifill speaks with a former Army Intelligence Officer, an international relations expert and New York Times Correspondent Thomas Friedman about Tuesday's deadly attack on U.N. headquarters in Iraq and ongoing efforts to sabotage coalition efforts in the postwar country.

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Deadly Attack: Background

A truck exploded in front of the U.N. headquarters in Baghdad, killing at least 15 people.

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Reuters Cameraman Shot Dead While Filming in Iraq

During a weekend of violence, Mazen Dana, an award-winning Reuters cameraman, was shot dead Sunday afternoon by U.S. troops in Iraq after they apparently mistook his camera for a grenade-launcher.

Weekend Attacks Threaten Iraq’s Recovery, U.S. Says

A weekend of attacks on Iraq's energy and water infrastructure threatened to disrupt U.S. reconstruction plans, while depriving many Iraqis of electricity and water supplies amid rising summer temperatures.

Televised Recall Debate to Exclude Davis, Most Candidates

California's TV and radio broadcasters have scheduled a Sept. 17 debate for the top-polling contenders in the state's first-ever gubernatorial recall elections.

U.S. Troops Land in Liberia; Rebels Withdraw

Dozens of U.S. Marines landed at Liberia's main airport Thursday to help African peacekeepers move into rebel-held areas of Monrovia.