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The Israeli and Palestinian prime ministers endorsed the internationally-backed "road map" to Mideast peace during meetings today, including the plan's call for two independent states existing side-by-side. Three experts discuss the talks.

The Bush administration lowered the nationwide terror alert to yellow or "elevated" risk on Friday saying that intelligence information, which had pointed to an increased risk of an attack in the United States 10 days ago, sparked the decrease.

The Transportation Security Administration is now fully in charge of passenger and baggage screening at all commercial airports in the United States. Tom Bearden reports on changes and problems within the agency.

Violence increases in the Democratic Republic of the Congo as the country attempts to broker peace following a five-year civil war. Following a background report, Ray Suarez talks with Salih Booker, Executive Director of Africa Action, on what's behind this…