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Washington Post reporter Bob Woodward's new book, "Plan of Attack," alleges President Bush essentially cut out Secretary of State Colin Powell from the planning of the Iraq war, creating tensions between Powell and other White House officials -- an assertion…

President Bush on Wednesday endorsed Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's proposal to withdraw from the Palestinian territory in the Gaza Strip and parts of the West Bank. Gwen Ifill gets two perspectives.