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Interim Iraqi Prime Minister Iyad Allawi said today that the new government would respect commitments to Kurdish self-rule. Gwen Ifill discusses the latest developments in Iraqi transition to sovereign rule with New York Times reporter Dexter Filkins in Baghdad.

Family members and government officials finalized plans Monday for a week-long series of tributes and services in honor of former Pres. Ronald Reagan, who died Saturday from Alzheimer's-related complications at the age of 93.

President Bush announced CIA director George Tenet's resignation Thursday. Tenet, who held the top office for seven years, has come under mounting pressures over faulty prewar Iraq intelligence and lapses leading up to the Sept. 11 attacks. Experts analyze the…