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Britain's Tony Blair Bows Out; Gordon Brown Becomes New British Prime Minister  Audio Clip Available
Mr. Blair opens session in House of Commons on sober note, expressing condolences to families of three British servicemen killed in action

Blair Says Two-State Solution to Israel-Palestinian Conflict is Top Priority
Outgoing British prime minister expected to be named envoy to region on behalf of the 'quartet' of Middle East mediators 

European Envoys Say North Korea Eager to Engage on Nuclear Issue  Audio Clip Available
Meetings come less than a week after US Assistant Secretary of State Christopher Hill visited Pyongyang to push forward stalled diplomacy on nuclear weapons program

Campaigning for East Timor's First Parliamentary Election Ends  Audio Clip Available
But tensions remain and security is tight in volatile country

US Pacific Commander Says Jemaah Islamiyah a Threat in Southeast Asia  Audio Clip Available
US moving to speed up arms deliveries to the Philippines to help in the fight against terror

CIA Releases Documents on Abuses of 1960s, 1970s
Documents, known collectively as the 'family jewels,' detail plots by CIA and other agencies to assassinate Fidel Castro and engage in domestic intelligence activities

US Presses for Somali Political Reconciliation  Audio Clip Available
US urges Somalia's transitional federal government to reach out broadly as possible to clans and other factions

Venezuela, Oil Companies Fail to Reach Agreement
Oil minister Rafael Ramirez says ConocoPhillips, ExxonMobil will end operations in Venezuela after refusing to give government control of their local oil business

US First Lady Begins Africa Tour in Senegal  Audio Clip Available
Laura Bush tours HIV/AIDS center and meets with young women who received a US government-backed scholarship to continue their education

US Immigration Reform Bill Survives Test Vote in Senate  Audio Clip Available  Video clip available
Fate of immigration measure remains uncertain

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