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Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks discuss the recent speeches President Bush and Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., made on Iraq and the role of former Vice President Al Gore in the presidential campaign.

Sen. John Kerry focused on national security in a speech Thursday that criticized President Bush's handling of the war in Iraq. Margaret Warner gets perspectives on Kerry's proposed policies from Clinton-era Secretary of Defense William Perry and Sen. George Allen,…

Oregon voters have not approved a hike of the state income tax in 75 years, but with fewer people on payrolls, local schools are feeling the squeeze from decreased state revenue. Lee Hochberg looks at tax and spend politics in…

U.S. soldiers and Iraqi police raided the home and offices of Iraqi Governing Council member and one-time American ally Ahmad Chalabi today. Ray Suarez discusses the reasons for the raid with Washington Post reporter Scott Wilson in Baghdad.