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Senate Panel Opposes New Federal Media Rules

The Senate Appropriations Committee late Thursday approved an amendment that would prevent federal regulators from letting media companies acquire more television stations and expand their reach of the national television market.

Court Temporarily Blocks New Federal Media Rules

An appeals court on Wednesday temporarily blocked the Federal Communication Commission's new federal rules that would have eased limits on media ownership from taking effect as scheduled Thursday.

Iraqi Police Headquarters Bombed, U.S. Soldiers Attacked

Even as more than 100,000 Shiites gathered in Najaf to bury a cleric killed in a car bombing last week, an Iraqi policeman was killed and 15 others were wounded in Baghdad when a vehicle exploded outside the city's police…

Blair's Media Chief to Resign Amid Controversy

Alastair Campbell, a central figure in the controversy over British prewar Iraq intelligence, announced Friday he would leave his post as Prime Minister Tony Blair's director of communications and strategy.

Car Bomb At Iraqi Mosque Kills At Least 75, Including Key Cleric

Iraqi Shiite Muslim leader Mohammed Bakr al-Hakim was one of at least 75 people killed when a car bomb exploded at the main mosque in the Iraqi holy city of Najaf during prayers on Friday.

North Korea Nuclear Challenge

A multinational summit over North Korea's nuclear weapons program ended in Beijing Friday, with North Korea threatening to launch more nuclear tests. Experts discuss the U.S. strategy in dealing with the threat.

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Mosque Bombing in Najaf, Iraq

New York Times reporter Neil MacFarquhar reports from Najaf, Iraq following a deadly bombing that killed 75 people, including leading Shiite Muslim leader Mohammed Bakr al-Hakim.

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Tony Blair's Defense

British Prime Minister Tony Blair answers his critics and responds to BBC reports that weapons inspector Dr. David Kelly was the source for reports that the British government manipulated intelligence on Iraq's weapons of mass destruction.

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Church and State

The Ten Commandments monument was removed from public view at the Alabama state judicial building Wednesday. Gwen Ifill discusses the separation of religion and state with Robert Schenck, president of the National Clergy Council, and Barry Lynn, the executive director…

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DVD Industry Wins in Digital Copying Case

The California Supreme Court on Monday ruled that courts can prohibit the online publication of DVD-copying codes, finding that the protection of corporate trade secrets outranked free speech rights in the case.