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Pres. Bush Appoints Kissinger to Head Sept. 11 Commission

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President Bush has announced the appointment of former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger to lead a commission assigned to investigate the Sept. 11 attacks.

Israeli Troops Raid Gaza, Make Arrests in West Bank

Israeli military forces clashed with Palestinian gunmen during a raid in the Gaza Strip early Tuesday, while troops also swept through the West Bank looking for suspected militants.

President Signs Homeland Security Bill

President Bush on Monday signed into law a bill creating a new Department of Homeland Security, sparking the largest government reorganization since the birth of the Defense Department in 1947.

Saving Senate History

Senate staffers recently discovered a handwritten ledger containing the compensation records of every United States Senator from 1791 to 1881. Terence Smith talks with Senate Historian Richard Baker about this unique find.

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More Than 100 Reported Killed As Riots Spread Across Nigeria

In a wave of renewed violence between Muslim and Christian groups in Nigeria, angry street riots have spread from the northern city of Kaduna to the capital city of Abuja.

Israeli Forces Occupy Bethlehem, U.N. Official Killed in Jenin

A day after a deadly suicide bombing aboard a Jerusalem bus killed 11, Israeli forces occupied the city of Bethlehem, the home of Thursday's attacker.

Suicide Bomber Kills At Least 11 on Jerusalem Bus

A Palestinian militant detonated a bomb on a bus packed with high school students and soldiers in Jerusalem Thursday, killing at least four children and seven adults and injuring 48 others, Israeli police said.

Pres. Bush Says Iraq Must Work With U.N., Calls War Last Resort

President Bush said that Iraqi disarmament could be reached peacefully if the "collective will of the world is strong," but warned that Saddam Hussein could face "his final stage" as Iraq's leader if he deceives United Nations weapons inspectors.

Senate Passes Homeland Security Bill

The U.S. Senate voted 90 to 9 to pass President Bush's homeland security bill Tuesday evening, creating the third largest department in the federal government.

Court Upholds Expanded U.S. Wiretapping Powers

The ruling, made by a select panel from the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia, overturns a decision limiting the government's surveillance authority by the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court.