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Iowa's GOP Looks for Consensus on Values

Iowa's Republicans have factions, like everywhere else. Right now, what unites them is a deep foreboding about their party's chances in Iowa in 2008. But there are different kinds of Iowa Republicans. One thing they differ on is how to proceed in Iraq. A new Pew Research poll for shows 53 percent of Americans want the U.S. to start bringing its troops home now.

Iowa's GOP Looks for Consensus on Values

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Week in Review: Hopefuls, Iraq Debate, Brrrrr

Highlighting the news this week: A rash of presidential candidates, including Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL); Harvard's first woman president; the Senate's efforts on Iraq; and the cold, cold weather.

Week in Review: Hopefuls, Iraq Debate, Brrrrr

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Analysis

Week in Review: Iraq, Bush Shakeup, Congress

Highlights of the week's news include President Bush's plans for Iraq; changes in the leaders responsible for the conduct of the war and U.S. diplomatic efforts; and a new Congress.

Week in Review: Iraq, Bush Shakeup, Congress

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Petraeus at Center of Military Shift

Changes are under way in the U.S. military hierarchy, with a new leader on the ground in Iraq — Lt. Gen. David Petraeus — and a likely increase in troop strength that not all U.S. military leaders support.

Petraeus at Center of Military Shift

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A President's Legacy

Muffled Bells at the National Cathedral

The life of former President Gerald Ford will be celebrated at the National Cathedral in Washington, D.C. Muffled bells at the towering "urban mountain" will mourn his death and mark his life.

Muffled Bells at the National Cathedral

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Transitional Government Seeks Peace in Somalia

In Somalia, the provisional government offers a three-point plan to pacify the country and address ongoing tensions with radical Islamists. Decisions are made beneath a tree in a town outside the capital, Mogadishu.

Transitional Government Seeks Peace in Somalia

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Saddam Hussein: Crimes and Punishment

Iraq Quiet in Wake of Saddam's Passing

There is jubilation in Shiite neighborhoods of Baghdad following the execution of Saddam Hussein, but the general reaction is muted and aside from a deadly bombing in the mostly Shiite town of Kufa, there are no reports of extraordinary violence.

Iraq Quiet in Wake of Saddam's Passing

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