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Jim Lehrer discusses the possibility of exiling Saddam Hussein with the chief diplomatic correspondent for the Los Angeles Times, a retired Egyptian diplomat and columnist for the Egyptian magazine Al-Mussawar, and the former CIA Middle East specialist and senior research…

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez welcomed international efforts to end the seven-week oil strike but said his government would not negotiate with opponents he called "coup-plotting fascists." Experts discuss the ongoing power struggle between Chavez and the opposition.

Margaret Warner discusses the varied views on a potential Iraq war with a spokesman for the Answer Coalition, one of the groups organizing this weekend's demonstrations; and the president and executive director of the Committee for the Liberation of Iraq…

New Justice Department regulations require male visa holders from certain Middle Eastern countries to register with the Immigration and Naturalization Service. Spencer Michels looks at the debate over the new requirement and the detention of some Arab men.

President Bush called on Congress Thursday to place limits on medical malpractice lawsuits, including imposing a $250,000 cap on potential damage awards. Experts discuss this proposed reform and the debate over the medical liability system.