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A recent survey by the Pew Research Center suggests that Americans are evenly divided but increasingly polarized over political issues, including Iraq. Margaret Warner and experts discuss what the survey results mean for the presidential campaigns and the 2004 election.

President Bush signed legislation Wednesday banning the dilation and extraction procedure commonly called partial birth abortion. Gwen Ifill discusses the medical implications of the law with two physicians.

Former Vermont Gov. Howard Dean drew criticism from fellow Democratic presidential candidates when he said the party should reach out to southern men who display the Confederate flag. He later apologized to those who may have been offended by his…

A recent report from a government watchdog group, the Center for Public Integrity, suggests insider connections may have influenced the Bush administration's method of awarding contracts for postwar Iraq's rebuilding. Experts debate the meaning of the report's findings.

On Capitol Hill, senators criticized the Securities and Exchange Commission for its failure to detect abuses in the $7 trillion industry earlier. Kwame Holman reports on the hearing on the Hill.