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The leaders of the 9/11 commission criticized the Transportation Security Administration at a Senate Commerce Committee hearing Monday for moving too slowly on its mandate to secure the nation's airways, railways and ports. Kwame Holman reviews today's testimony.

Hurricane Charley churned the seas off the west coast of Florida and brought torrential rain and 145-mile-per-hour winds. Terence Smith reports on the track of the Category 4 hurricane AccuWeather meteorologist Joe Bastardi. Then Florida's Lt. Gov. Toni Jennings discusses…

Since the Sept. 11 attacks, many American security officials have worried that terrorists and weapons may enter U.S. shores through vulnerabilities in port security. Jeffrey Kaye examines the costs and challenges of securing the nation's 361 seaports.

Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr on Monday refused demands from the interim Iraqi government to halt his militia's fighting in the holy city of Najaf. Experts discuss how the latest violence is affecting interim Prime Minister Iyad Allawi's efforts to guide…

Since June, Pakistani authorities have arrested more than 20 al-Qaida suspects in the ongoing campaign against terror. Following a background report on the evolving alliance between Pakistan and the United States since the Sept. 11 attacks, Margaret Warner gets three…