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Bush Reaffirms Iraq Strategy

President Bush delivers what the White House calls an "important" address on Iraq from the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis Wednesday morning. The president laid out a strategy for victory, and focused in particular on progress he has seen in training Iraqi forces.

Bush Reaffirms Iraq Strategy

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Global Health

South African Bishop Opposes Vatican's Ban on Condoms

A Catholic bishop in South Africa has become a leading opponent of the church's ban on the use of condoms. Bishop Kevin Dowling presides over Rustenburg, an impoverished mining town that has been ravaged by HIV/ AIDS. With so much suffering caused by the virus, Dowling considers the Vatican's ban morally unacceptable.

South African Bishop Opposes Vatican's Ban on Condoms

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U.S. Placing Stories in Iraq Media

As part of an information offensive in Iraq, the U.S. military reportedly paid Iraqi newspapers to plant favorable stories about its efforts to rebuild the country. The reporter who broke the story discusses the controversial policy.

U.S. Placing Stories in Iraq Media

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Bush Details 'Strategy for Victory'

In a speech Wednesday, President Bush says there has been "real progress" in Iraq and that U.S. troops won't leave until the Iraqi forces are ready to take over. Democrats say the president didn't outline any new details on what's ahead and didn't offer a strategy for success. Political experts discuss the president's speech and U.S. plans for exiting Iraq.

Bush Details 'Strategy for Victory'

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Tuesday

A Businessman's Life in Gaza

Barriers to Business in Gaza

Computer entrepreneur Abdelhadi "Hadi" Abushahla faces plenty of challenges to doing business in the Gaza Strip. The roads are cluttered with slow-moving donkey carts, the phones often don't work and permission to enter Israel can be nearly impossible to get.

Barriers to Business in Gaza

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Middle East

Examining Political Struggles in Iran

Iran faces new challenges as a younger generation of religious conservatives takes power in Iran. Meanwhile, the country's new president calls for the destruction of Israel and defies diplomatic efforts to control Iran's nuclear ambitions, yet meets surprising internal opposition.

Examining Political Struggles in Iran

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Religion

Vatican Tightens Rules on Homosexuals in Priesthood

The Vatican releases the official version of a papal encyclical on homosexuals and the priesthood. The much-anticipated document bars practicing homosexuals from entry into the priesthood, and those who exhibit what it calls deeply-rooted homosexual tendencies.

Vatican Tightens Rules on Homosexuals in Priesthood

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Spain Attempts to Curtail Illegal Immigration

Spain is building barbed-wire fences and installing radar sensors on its coast of the Strait of Gibraltar to try to keep out illegal immigrants from North Africa. Immigrants try to make the 60-mile trip in rickety wooden boats. The Spanish coast guard often discovers them after days adrift, dehydrated and near death.

Spain Attempts to Curtail Illegal Immigration

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Monday

Saddam Trial Postponed After Brief Session

In Baghdad's fortified Green Zone, the trial of Saddam Hussein and seven co-defendants resumed Monday after a 40-day recess. Proceedings were then postponed until Dec. 5, to allow time to replace two defense lawyers who had been murdered.

Saddam Trial Postponed After Brief Session

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Burma Continues Detention of Nobel-Winning Activist

Officials in Burma say that Nobel Peace Prize laureate Aung San Suu Kyi is going to remain in detention for another year. The 61-year-old Suu Kyi has spent roughly 10 of the last 15 years in prison or under house arrest after the military refused to accept her party's landslide victory in 1990 elections.

Burma Continues Detention of Nobel-Winning Activist

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Saddam Hussein: Crimes and Punishment

Saddam Tribunal to Resume Next Week

The trial of former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein and seven co-defendants on charges of crimes against humanity resumed briefly in Baghdad Monday. The judge then adjourned the trial until Dec. 5 so the defense team can replace lawyers who have been murdered.

Saddam Tribunal to Resume Next Week

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Sunday

Environment

Water Supply Restored to Chinese City After Spill

Water has been restored to Harbin in northeast China, five days after a chemical plant accident polluted a river that runs past the city toward Russia. The toxic slick is expected to reach the Russian city of Khabarovsk in about two weeks.

Water Supply Restored to Chinese City After Spill

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