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As the June 30 deadline for the transition of political power in Iraq draws closer, Shiite and Sunni insurgents continue to battle coalition forces in Iraq. A reporter in Iraq assesses the situation.

As many as 800,000 people died when Rwanda fell into fighting and genocide ten years ago this week. Independent Television News correspondent Lindsey Hilsum reported from Rwanda for The NewsHour at that time, and he returned to Rwanda this month…

Some U.S. senators are arguing that it is implausible for the United States to relinquish political control of Iraq by the June 30 deadline. Two members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee discuss the situation.

The corporate corruption trial of two former Tyco executives ended in a mistrial today after an apparent holdout juror received a threatening letter. Ray Suarez discusses the decision and the future of the case with New York Times reporter Andrew…

Both houses of Congress passed different versions of a transportation bill, both of which President Bush says are paved with pork-barrel projects that make them too expensive for him to sign. Kwame Holman explains the election-year politics behind the fight…