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• Update on the Middle East
  Foreign leaders said Palestinian Prime Minister Mahmoud Abbas' resignation Saturday deals a serious blow to Middle East peace efforts, and blamed both Palestinian infighting and Israeli attacks for the latest crisis. The United States had thrown its weight behind Abbas, and many countries saw his appointment four months ago as the best hope for the peace process with Israel.September 10, 2003
• Cost of rebuilding Iraq
  The additional cost for rebuilding Iraq is expected to be $87 billion, that's on top of around $79 billion already appropriated by Congress. The bulk of the money is supposed to go to military operations in that volatile country.September 9, 2003
• What the U.S. needs to learn from Afghanistan
  News producer George Crile discusses why the United States needs to create a healthy, free democracy in Iraq. He spoke recently at the City Club of Cleveland. Crile is a producer for "60 Minutes" and "60 Minutes II" on CBS.September 8, 2003
• President Bush speaks on Iraq
  President Bush, facing doubts about his handling of Iraq amid rising casualties, is asking Congress for $87 billion to fight terrorism and cautioning Americans that the struggle "will take time and require sacrifice." Despite calls from Republicans and Democrats alike for more troops, Bush said the 130,000 U.S. forces in Iraq were sufficient. But he urged other nations, even those that had opposed the war, to contribute troops and money.September 8, 2003
• Is the Patriot Act good for America?
  Two years ago, in the wake of 9/11, the USA Patriot Act sailed through congress with virtually no opposition. But two years later, sentiment has changed. Critics on both the left and the right say the Patriot Act went too far in limiting civil liberties. We hear a speech by former Attorney General Ed Meese about why he says the United States can adequately protect the security of the nation without infringing on constitutional rights.September 3, 2003
• Bush turns to the U.N.
  Sec. of State Colin Powell sought support Wednesday from Britain, France, Germany and Russia on a proposed U.N. resolution that would give the United Nations a larger role in Iraq's economic and political future. The postwar operation is costing the U.S. about $3.9 billion a month, and has strained the American military, which has some 140,000 troops stationed there. The Bush administration has struggled to attract broader international participation, and sees the new U.N. resolution as the way to make other nations more comfortable with contributing militarily and financially.September 3, 2003
• Alliant Techsystems growing with high-tech weapons
  Many Minnesota businesses would just as soon put the last two years behind them. But as one of the state's few defense-industry companies, Edina-based Alliant Techsystems stands out as an exception in an otherwise stagnant post-9/11 economy.September 1, 2003
• Homeland security after 9/11
  Gary Hart co-chaired the Council of Foreign Relations Task Force on National Security that warned in 1999 of a possible terrorist attack in the United States. He has said the nation still remains woefully unprepared for another attack. Warren Rudman co-chaired the Council's Task Force on Emergency Responders. They talk about national security today, and whether the U.S. is safer now than before the terrorist attacks of September 11th, 2001.August 27, 2003
• The role of the U.S. and the U.N. in Iraq
  Macalester College International Relations professor Andrew Latham will offer insights on the current situation in Iraq and the Mideast, and on the role of the United States and United Nations in these areas.August 22, 2003
• Iraqi violence targets international civilians
  Terrorists won't disrupt the reconstruction of Iraq, says U.S. administrator Paul Bremer. The truck bombing of the United Nations' headquarters in Baghdad may signal a change in the way violence will be carried out in Iraq.August 21, 2003
• Bombing stuns United Nations
  A cement truck packed with explosives detonated outside the offices of the top U.N. envoy in Iraq, killing him and 19 other people and devastating the U.N. headquarters here in an unprecedented suicide attack against the world body. At least 100 people were wounded. The bombing blasted a six-foot-deep crater in the ground, shredded the facade of the Canal Hotel housing U.N. offices and stunned an organization that had been welcomed by many Iraqis.August 19, 2003
• U.N. headquarters in Iraq bombed
  A car bomb ripped through the hotel housing the U.N. headquarters in Iraq on Tuesday, killing at least two people and wounding dozens, including the chief U.N. official in Iraq, who was trapped in the rubble. A top U.S. official in Iraq said there was evidence to suggest a suicide bomber carried out the attack on the Canal Hotel. An Associated Press reporter could see 40 wounded people lying in the front garden and receiving first aid.August 19, 2003
• Conflict easing in Liberia
  Liberia has taken the first strong steps toward ending the violence between government and rebel factions with the departure of President Charles Taylor and the presence of Nigerian peacekeepers. But there's still uncertainty over whether peace can yet be achieved and how much the U.S. will be involved.August 13, 2003
• In small towns around Minnesota, National Guard soldiers say goodbye
  Minnesota National Guard troops are playing a major role in the war on terrorism. The latest unit activated is made up of soldiers from small-town Minnesota.August 13, 2003
• Iraqi oil production far from back to normal
  Iraq's oil industry is struggling to get back to production amid sabotage, power outages and looting. Iraqis are hoping to avoid pitfalls other countries endured during transitions in their oil industries.August 12, 2003

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