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The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Monday to uphold a state law banning cross burning carried out with the intent to intimidate, ruling that the act is an instrument of terror and not a form of expression protected by the First…

Initial Tests Indicate Chemical Weapons in Iraq

Coalition forces may have found a chemical weapons cache at an Iraqi training facility, but further tests are needed to conclusively determine whether the materials are banned weapons of mass destruction, military officials told Reuters and MSNBC.

British Troops Enter Southern City of Basra

Nearly 700 British and U.S. soldiers on Monday walked into the center of Basra, receiving a warm response from its residents, after securing most of Iraq's second largest city.

U.S. Forces Launch Large-Scale Armored Raid on Baghdad

More than 100 armored personnel carriers and tanks entered central Baghdad after dawn Monday local time, seizing key sites in the heart of the Iraqi capital. By nightfall, some three battalions of U.S. troops remained in the center of the…

Two Reporters Killed in Missile Strike Near Baghdad

Two journalists from Spanish and German media outlets were killed after an Iraqi rocket struck a U.S. army field headquarters in southern Baghdad Monday.

Rocket Attack Hits Assault HQ, At Least Four Killed

A rocket attack on a brigade communications headquarters orchestrating Monday's assault on central Baghdad killed two American soldiers and two journalists, according to witnesses.

"Chemical Ali" Likely Dead, Coalition Officials Say

British Defense Secretary Geoffrey Hoon said on Monday there were strong indications that Ali Hassan al-Majid, a top Iraqi general known as "Chemical Ali," was killed by an air raid on his home in Basra.

Inside Baghdad: Jon Lee Anderson

Gwen Ifill discusses the situation inside Baghdad with Jon Lee Anderson of The New Yorker magazine.

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British Forces Take Parts of Basra

Coalition forces mounted a multiple-pronged thrust into Basra Sunday, an operation British officials say allowed their troops to secure large portions of Iraq's second-largest city.

U.S. Officials Weigh Post-War Iraq Leadership, Planning

Amid some Arab and Iraqi skepticism, U.S. officials and international leaders continue to plan for a post-Saddam Hussein interim government and reconstruction process.