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Russia has fought a long civil war against the separation of its republic of Chechnya, but allegations of human-rights abuses are leading Moscow to increasingly transfer control to local authorities. Special correspondent Simon Marks looks at the war and the…

President Bush defended his decision to invade Iraq and urged Congress to make his tax cuts permanent in his State of the Union address last night. Kwame Holman gets perspective on how the speech was received by Democratic and Republican…

Rep. Richard Gephardt, D-Mo., ended his presidential campaign Tuesday after a disappointing fourth-place finish in the Iowa caucuses, bringing to a close his political career as he had earlier said he would not seek a 15th term in the House.

Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., won the Democratic Iowa caucuses last night, followed by Sen. John Edwards, D-N.C., and former Vermont Gov. Howard Dean. Kwame Holman reports on how the candidates are taking their messages to New Hampshire in the final…