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Bush Set to Sign $168B Economic Stimulus Bill

By PBS News Hour

President Bush said Friday he would sign the $168 billion economic stimulus bill that was passed Thursday by both houses of Congress in a bipartisan effort intended to ward off a possible recession.

British Probe: Pakistan's Bhutto Killed by Bomb

By Admin, PBS News Hour

Scotland Yard investigators said Friday that former Pakistani prime minister and opposition leader Benazir Bhutto died from the impact of a suicide blast, rather than gunfire, concurring with an earlier government assessment.

After Coup Attempt, Chad's President Asserts He's in Control

By PBS News Hour

Chad President Idriss Deby reemerged Wednesday to declare that his government was in total control of the country after a failed coup attempt last weekend.

McCain Cemented as GOP Front-runner; Democrats Trade Wins

By PBS News Hour

Despite breathless reporting around the results in 24 states on Super Tuesday, the storyline in both the Democratic and Republican races remained largely the same as it had been earlier this week.

CIA Chief Confirms Waterboarding; Al-Qaida Regrouping in Pakistan

By PBS News Hour

Top intelligence officers publicly confirmed for the first time that three suspected terrorists were waterboarded and warned that al-Qaida is establishing cells in other countries, particularly Pakistan, to plan attacks within the United States.

Early Voting Adds Yet Another Note of Uncertainty to Super Tuesday

By PBS News Hour

For millions of Americans, Super Tuesday has been over for weeks. That is because they cast their ballots in many of the critical states ahead of time, a fact that could help shape the results of the multi-state contest.

Serbian President Wins Re-election, Vows Pro-Western Course

By PBS News Hour

Serbian President Boris Tadic edged out his nationalist rival to win re-election in a weekend vote and pledged Monday to continue his pro-Western course as questions loomed over Kosovo's impending declaration of independence.

Scientists, Journalists Push for Science-based Election Debate

By PBS News Hour

With a handful of primaries behind them and Super Tuesday fast approaching, presidential candidates have stumped and debated and cheered until their throats were sore and their voices hoarse.

Bombings at Baghdad Markets Deadliest Attacks in Months

Two bombings killed at least 73 people and wounded scores more in separate blasts in Baghdad pet bazaars Friday, ending a relative lull in violence in the Iraqi capital. Stephen Farrell, a New York Times correspondent in Baghdad, provides an…

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Pet Bazaar Bombings Kill Dozens in Baghdad

By PBS News Hour

Bombs attached to two women killed at least 60 people and wounded scores more in separate blasts Friday morning on Baghdad pet bazaars, ending a relative lull in violence in the Iraqi capital.