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• The handover of power
  The United States has handed power over to the interim Iraqi government two days ahead of schedule. The handover happened in a secret, well-guarded ceremony in Baghdad in order to decrease chances of violent disruption. The U.S. government says it expects the attacks that have plagued Iraq to continue, but sees the handover as a crucial step in moving toward the stabilization of the country.June 28, 2004
• Bush says Iraqi people have their country back
  President Bush and British Prime Minister Tony Blair, the two determined architects of the war against Saddam Hussein, celebrated the early transfer of political power to Iraqis Monday. "The Iraqi people have their country back," Bush said.June 28, 2004
• Iraq's handover of power
  The Coalition Provisional Authority has handed control of the Iraqi government to an interim council. The ceremony came days earlier than expected. Questions remain on how to deal with security problems as well as how the new government will resolve ethnic divisions.June 28, 2004
• U.S. transfers sovereignty to Iraqi government two days early
  The U.S.-led coalition transferred sovereignty to an interim Iraqi government two days early Monday in a surprise move that apparently caught insurgents off guard, averting a feared campaign of attacks to sabotage the historic step toward self-rule. Legal documents transferring sovereignty were handed over by U.S. governor L. Paul Bremer to chief justice Midhat al-Mahmood in a small ceremony in the heavily guarded Green Zone. Bremer took charge in Iraq about a year ago.June 28, 2004
• Intelligence Failures from Pearl Harbor to 9/11 and Iraq
  The United States' intelligence agencies have come under sharp criticism lately for failing to prevent the attacks on September 11, 2001 and apparently overstating the threat Iraq posed to the U.S. The 9/11 commission's report, which will deal with the events leading up to the attacks, is due out a month from now. Meanwhile, a separate commission will be investigating U.S. intelligence on Iraq. That report is due next spring. But this is hardly the first time that U.S. intelligence agencies have been charged with dropping the ball: either by underestimating or by overestimating threats to the United States. In this documentary from Public Radio International's America Abroad series, Garrick Utley reports on failures of American intelligence from World War II to the present day.June 24, 2004
• Hijackers' radio provide chilling record of Sept. 11 events
  Chilling radio transmissions by the Sept. 11 hijackers from the planes they commandeered were played publicly for the first time Thursday, providing a vivid and horrifying portrait as they unfolded on that fateful day before confused air traffic officials and military personnel.June 17, 2004
• Reliving September 11
  Chilling radio transmissions by the Sept. 11 hijackers from the planes they commandeered were played publicly for the first time Thursday, providing a vivid and horrifying portrait as they unfolded on that fateful day before confused air traffic officials and military personnel. Midmorning was pre-empted by coverage of the 9/11 Commission hearingJune 17, 2004
• Assessing response on 9/11
  The terror strikes of Sept. 11, 2001 overwhelmed all immediate efforts at response or even full comprehension, a bipartisan commission reported Thursday, and spread confusion to the point that Vice President Dick Cheney mistakenly thought U.S. warplanes shot down two aircraft. Midmorning was pre-empted for coverage of the hearingJune 17, 2004
• High-tech screening offered for frequent travelers
  The Transportation Security Administration has announced plans to begin testing its "Registered Traveler" program at several airports around the country. The TSA will launch the pilot program later this month at the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport. Travelers willing to volunteer will provide federal officials with personal information, including fingerprint and electronic scans of their iris. Once approved, those travelers will be able to use special security checkpoints. Proponents say the program will save people time and improve security. But some people say they'd rather wait in the regular lines than submit to the scrutiny the new program will require.June 16, 2004
• Sept. 11 panel: Bin Laden sought Saddam's help but Iraq rebuffed him
  Bluntly contradicting the Bush administration, the commission investigating the Sept. 11 attacks reported Wednesday there was "no credible evidence" that Saddam Hussein had ties with al-Qaida.June 16, 2004
• Was there a bin Laden-Iraq connection?
  Bluntly contradicting the Bush administration, the commission investigating the Sept. 11 attacks reported Wednesday there was "no credible evidence" that Saddam Hussein helped al-Qaida target the United States. In a chilling report that sketched the history of Osama bin Laden's network, the commission said his far-flung training camps were "apparently quite good." Midmorning was pre-empted to allow coverage of the 9-11 commissionJune 16, 2004
• A bigger plot?
  Sept. 11 plot mastermind Khalid Shaikh Mohammed originally envisioned an attack involving 10 hijacked planes with himself as the pilot of one in which all male passengers would be killed and he would deliver an anti-American harangue upon landing. The assertion was among new details about the plot revealed Wednesday in a report by the staff of the independent commission investigating the attacks. Midmorning was pre-empted to allow coverage of the commission hearing.June 16, 2004
• Life of a West Point cadet
  Four years in the lives of cadets at West Point are chronicled in a bestselling book, now in paperback. Journalist David Lipsky spent time with men and women who reacted differently to the mostly grueling experience.June 10, 2004
• U.S. troop pullout could fuel tension in South Korea
  Long-standing ties between the United States and South Korea face a new test with the allies disagreeing over plans to consolidate U.S. bases in the South. Seoul also said more talks are needed about separate plans by Washington to slash the number of American troops.June 9, 2004
• Bush tries to assemble multi-national security force for Iraq
  President Bush is hoping G8 nations will authorize a multi-national force to provide security in Iraq and endorse his initiative to promote democracy throughout the Middle East. Some say neither will be an easy sell.June 8, 2004

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