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The United Nations announced today that it will send a team to Iraq to consider the possibility of holding elections before the return of Iraqi sovereignty on June 30. Ray Suarez gets perspective from Nancy Soderberg of the International Crisis…

Gwen Ifill reports from New Hampshire, where the Democratic presidential candidates campaigned vigorously to win over independents and undecided voters in the final hours before Tuesday's primary.

Democratic presidential hopefuls met Thursday night for their final debate before the New Hampshire primary, criticizing President Bush's domestic and foreign policy moves while promoting their own plans for the country's core issues.

Essayist Roger Mudd looks at how the presidential State of the Union address has evolved from the modest written document that it was in the 19th century to the spectacle of political showmanship that it has become for presidents in…