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Republican strategist Karl Rove is considered by many to be President Bush's chief adviser in all key political and policy decisions. Experts offer perspective on Rove's background and analysis of his role in the White House.

President Bush will discuss his outlook for the country tonight in his State of the Union address. Ray Suarez followed up on congressional opinions last week in an interview with House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi.

Senators John Warner (R-Va.) and Chris Dodd (D-Conn.) debate whether weapons inspectors should be granted more time to continue their work in Iraq.

As a war of words continued between Bush administration officials and foreign diplomats opposed to a military intervention in Iraq, U.S. and British leaders renewed their calls for Iraq to disarm, warning Saddam Hussein that time is running out.

Turkey hosted a meeting Thursday with Iraq's neighbors and Egypt to discuss regional concerns about a confrontation with Iraq. Turkey's ambassador to the U.S., Faruk Logoglu, discusses the results of the meeting and his nation's stance on the Iraq conflict.