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Policy Perspectives: Richard Haass

Outgoing State Department Chief of Policy Planning Richard Haass discusses U.S. foreign policy in the Middle East, continuing efforts to establish order in Iraq and the politics within the Bush administration.

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Cycle of Violence

On the day a Palestinian suicide bomber in Jerusalem killed at least 16 and Israeli missile attacks in Gaza killed at least nine, analysts discuss the cycle of violence and the latest damage done to the internationally backed peace plan.

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Ahmad Chalabi: Keeping the Peace in Postwar Iraq

The cofounder of the main anti-Saddam opposition group discusses the challenges of keeping the peace in postwar Iraq, prewar intelligence of weapons of mass destruction and the transition to Iraqi self-rule.

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Rocky Road Map in the Middle East

Israeli helicopters fired missiles at a car carrying a senior official from the Palestinian militant group Hamas in Gaza City on Tuesday. Experts discuss how the strikes will impact the internationally backed "road map" for Middle East peace.

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Violence In Congo

An advance team of French soldiers began patrols in the central African nation of Congo this weekend, but the fighting that has claimed hundreds of lives in recent weeks continued.

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U.N. Health Agency Backs China’s Reports of Drop in SARS Cases

World Health Organization experts on Thursday cautiously endorsed China's reported drop in the number of SARS cases after publicly questioning the country's data earlier this week.

Too Tough?

Attorney General John Ashcroft defended the Justice Department's policies during congressional testimony. Kwame Holman reports on his response to the internal Justice Department report questioning the treatment of many foreigners after 9/11.

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U.N. War Crimes Court Indicts Liberian President

A special United Nations-backed war crimes court in Sierra Leone on Wednesday indicted Charles Taylor, president of neighboring Liberia.

SARS is in Decline, U.N. Agency Says

With outbreaks in all the initial hot zones either contained or coming under control, severe acute respiratory syndrome is clearly in decline, the World Health Organization said Wednesday.

Israeli and Palestinian Leaders Pledge Commitment to Peace

After a meeting with President Bush Wednesday, Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon pledged to dismantle illegal Jewish outposts in the West Bank, while Palestinian Prime Minister Mamhoud Abbas again denounced violence.