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Politics

Bush Acknowledges Opposition to Social Security Proposals

President Bush acknowledged his push to revamp Social Security has met strong opposition. He says that has only emboldened him and that he will keep traveling and pressing for his ideas. He made the statements during a press conference Tuesday morning at the White House.

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Politics

President Makes Policy Stand in Rose Garden

President Bush summons White House reporters to the Rose Garden to hear his views on a dozen issues, including the violence in Iraq, charges of abuse at Guantanamo Bay, his campaign for new federal judges and a new approach to Social Security.

President Makes Policy Stand in Rose Garden

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World

Peace Also Brings New Currency to Southern Sudan

The former rebels in southern Sudan are making money. Literally. The Southern People's Liberation Movement is working to introduce a new currency to replace dilapidated and filthy Sudanese Pound notes.

Peace Also Brings New Currency to Southern Sudan

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Business

How Sarbanes-Oxley Has Affected Corporate Culture

Linda Thomsen, director of enforcement at the Securities and Exchange Commission, discusses how the Sarbanes-Oxley Act has changed corporate culture. The law is meant to protect investors by providing more accountability and transparency of investments.

How Sarbanes-Oxley Has Affected Corporate Culture

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Business

HealthSouth Fraud Trial Continues

Jury deliberations continue in the trial against former HealthSouth chief executive, Richard Scrushy. The Washington Post's Carrie Johnson discusses the latest development in the trial. Scrushy is accused of falsifying financial reporting, conspiracy and money laundering and is first major executive to be prosecuted under the new Sarbanes-Oxley Act.

HealthSouth Fraud Trial Continues

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Guilty Verdicts Reached at Enron Trial

High Court Tosses Arthur Andersen Conviction

The Supreme Court unanimously reverses the conviction of accounting firm Arthur Andersen, ruling that jury instructions at trial were too vague and broad for jurors to be able to properly determine guilt.

High Court Tosses Arthur Andersen Conviction

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Doubts Arise Over EU Constitution

Chirac Shakes Up French Government

French President Jacques Chirac has replaced his prime minister. Chirac is trying to build national unity after losing a divisive national vote on the EU constitution. Prime Minister Jean-Pierre Raffarin resigned today and was replaced by Dominique de Villepin.

Chirac Shakes Up French Government

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Polygamist Church Leader Arrested

States Target Polygamy Group

Authorities in Utah and Arizona are taking new steps to try to control a polygamist group dominating twin towns on the Utah-Arizona border. The group is known as the FLDS Church and it controls the schools, police and local government. Last week, the state of Arizona raided the school administrative offices and a Utah judge froze the assets of the group.

States Target Polygamy Group

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Law

Supreme Court Throws Out Arthur Andersen Conviction

The Supreme Court overturns the conviction of the accounting firm Arthur Andersen. The company had been convicted of instructing employees to shred documents, hindering an investigation of Andersen's role at Enron Corporation. Andersen said its officials had been reminding employees of the firm's policy of disposing of documents that are no longer needed.

Supreme Court Throws Out Arthur Andersen Conviction

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Concerts

The Magnetic Fields in Concert

The Magnetic Fields started as a cult phenomenon, but singer Stephin Merritt has taken the band well beyond its indie beginnings in Manhattan's Lower East Side. At Zankel Hall, the group plays songs from its acclaimed CDs, 69 Love Songs and i.

The Magnetic Fields in Concert

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Clearing Up the 'Deep Throat' Mystery

'Deep Throat' Revealed as Ex-FBI Official Felt

A Vanity Fair article names W. Mark Felt as the anonymous source "Deep Throat," who helped Washington Post reporters Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein unravel the Watergate scandal in 1974.

'Deep Throat' Revealed as Ex-FBI Official Felt

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Music Interviews

The Dears: 'No Cities Left'

Murray A. Lightburn is the composer, lead guitarist and guiding force behind the band The Dears, one of the latest moody, orchestral pop-rock bands from Canada sweeping the alternative music scene.

The Dears: 'No Cities Left'

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Business

Wolfensohn Refocused World Bank's Mission

James Wolfensohn steps down as president of the World Bank Tuesday. Over the past decade, Wolfensohn revamped the way the lending institution did business, switching to a country-based, hands-on approach that focused more on human development, health and education projects in the battle against poverty.

Wolfensohn Refocused World Bank's Mission

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