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Ghazi Mashal Ajil al-Yawer, a Sunni Arab businessman, was named interim Iraqi president Tuesday, completing the slate of top government officials who will work toward Iraq's first elections in January.

A weekend assault in Saudi Arabia killed 22 people, mainly foreign oil industry workers. Gwen Ifill speaks with New York Times reporter Neil MacFarquhar about the attack and the search for the three of four gunmen who remain at large.