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  • Last year was an active one for media mogul and philanthropist Oprah Winfrey. Winfrey made headlines for the opening of her school for girls in South Africa, her support of Sen. Barack Obama for president and her role in producing the film, The Great Debaters.
  • A batch of newly declassified CIA documents indicates the United States and the South Korean government were caught unprepared for the conflict, in part because of intelligence failures and mistaken assumptions. Arguably, the United States is still paying the price for the intelligence blunders of 60 years ago.
  • The Duelfer Report on the search for WMD in Iraq has generated partisan reactions and debate on Capitol Hill, where lawmakers are considering reforms of the intelligence services. On the Senate floor, Senators Ted Stevens (R-AK) and Richard Durbin (D-IL) engaged in a spirited debate. Also today, the Senate is expected to vote on legislation to reform intelligence gathering as called for by the 9-11 Commission. NPR's David Welna reports.
  • A disturbing trend in San Diego -- four separate families have been involved in murder-suicides. We'll look beyond the tragedy and bring you resources to help potential victims and survivors.
  • Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr.'s lawyer concedes the Illinois Democrat is the "Candidate 5" referred to in a criminal complaint against Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich. But Jackson says he was not involved in "pay for play" politics. Meanwhile, President-elect Obama on Wednesday joined the call for Blagojevich to resign.
  • Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) has pulled ahead of Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-NY) in the presidential campaign fundraising race. Obama has raised $32.5 million in the second quarter of the year, putting him ahead of any other candidate.
  • After journalists Laura Ling and Euna Lee were detained in North Korea in 2009, Laura's sister, fellow journalist Lisa Ling, worked tirelessly to bring them home. In a conversation with contributor Dave Davies, the sisters detail the incident that ended with former President Bill Clinton bringing them home.
  • Democratic Sen. Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign said it will, "out of an abundance of caution," return $850,000 in donations raised by Norman Hsu. Hsu is under federal investigation for violating election laws.
  • Democratic Sen. Hillary Clinton has the most cash on hand of the candidates running for president, and Republican Mitt Romney spent the most money in the first quarter, according to campaign finance reports filed this weekend.
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