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Analysis: U.S. Efforts to Secure Russian Nuclear Materials

Paul Longsworth discusses the Bush administration's efforts to secure Russia's nuclear facilities. Longworth is the deputy administrator for defense nuclear nonproliferation at the government's National Nuclear Security Administration.

Analysis: U.S. Efforts to Secure Russian Nuclear Materials

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World

Suicide Blast Kills More than 100 South of Baghdad

In the single deadliest attack since the fall of Saddam Hussein, more than 100 people are killed in a suicide car bombing in Iraq. The incident took place in the town of Hilla, which is 60 miles south of Baghdad. Los Angeles Times Baghdad correspondent Patrick McDonnell talks about the car bombing.

Suicide Blast Kills More than 100 South of Baghdad

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Middle East

IAEA Meets to Consider Iran Nuclear Plans

The International Atomic Energy Agency meets in Vienna to examine Iran's recent pledge to freeze its nuclear enrichment program. Washington has repeatedly accused Tehran of plans to develop nuclear weapons. Greg Webb, editor for Global Security Newswire, discusses the IAEA meeting.

IAEA Meets to Consider Iran Nuclear Plans

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World

Assessing the Safety of Russian Nuclear Security

One of the issues President Bush and Russian President Vladimir Putin will likely address in their meeting Thursday is nuclear non-proliferation. Matthew Bunn, a senior research associate at Harvard University's Kennedy School of Government, discusses the safety and security of Russia's nuclear facilities.

Assessing the Safety of Russian Nuclear Security

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Business

Women CEOs Still Rare Among Fortune 500

There are just eight female CEOs at Fortune 500 companies. New York University business school professor Sheila Wellington talks about why there are so few women in the highest ranks of corporate America.

Women CEOs Still Rare Among Fortune 500

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Sports

Spectators Recall 'Miracle on Ice'

Twenty-five years ago, the U-S hockey team defeated a superstar Soviet team at the Lake Placid Olympics. The victory was a stunning upset on the ice -- and on the world stage, amid chilly relations between two Cold War superpowers. Three New York friends remember being part of history that day.

Spectators Recall 'Miracle on Ice'

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Middle East

Examining Syria's Continuing Influence on Lebanon

President Bush calls for Syria to pull 14,000 troops stationed in Lebanon. Shibley Telhami, a professor at the University of Maryland, discusses the influence of Syria on the Lebanese government.

Examining Syria's Continuing Influence on Lebanon

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Obituaries

Hunter S. Thompson Found Dead at His Home

The counter-culture author Hunter Thompson, who popularized a new form of personalized journalism, has died. He was 67. Thompson wrote the 1972 classic, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, the tale of a drug-abusing journalist and his lawyer visiting a motocross race.

Hunter S. Thompson Found Dead at His Home

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Opinion

Political Analysis

Clintons Split Up to Tour Indonesia and Iraq

Former President Bill Clinton toured Banda Aceh, one of the hardest hit areas in the Indian Ocean tsunami. Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton spent two days in Iraq. She said the United States should not set a deadline for withdrawing troops from Iraq.

Clintons Split Up to Tour Indonesia and Iraq

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National

Government Gets a D-Plus on Computer Security

Grades for the federal government's efforts to enhance computer security are in, and they don't look good. Top U.S. government agencies earned, on average, a D-plus on the overall security of their computer systems. The Department of Homeland Security received a failing grade.

Government Gets a D-Plus on Computer Security

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Obituaries

Singer John Raitt Is Dead at 88

Singer John Raitt played Billy Bigelow in the original Broadway production of Carousel. Raitt also starred with Doris Day in the movie version of Pajama Game. He died Sunday at his home in California at 88.

Singer John Raitt Is Dead at 88

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Social Security Debate

Fixing Social Security: Senior Concerns

Host Steve Inskeep speaks with Maya MacGuineas, president of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget, about the nuts and bolts of Social Security's long-term financing issues.

Fixing Social Security: Senior Concerns

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Music Interviews

Marian McPartland, Grande Dame of 'Piano Jazz'

The guest list of Marian McPartland's Piano Jazz, in its 26th year, reads like a who's who of jazz music, from Tony Bennett, Henry Mancini and Dave Brubeck to Ray Charles and Dizzy Gillespie. And McPartland, now 87, has no plans of slowing down.

Marian McPartland, Grande Dame of 'Piano Jazz'

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Your Money

Amid Boom, Experts Divided on Housing Market

In some real estate markets in the U.S., prices have risen as much as 170 percent in the last five years. The phenomenon has some economists scratching their heads in bewilderment. Two housing experts, Karl Case and Bruce Karatz, offer their thoughts on a housing bubble that seemingly won't burst.

Amid Boom, Experts Divided on Housing Market

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