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South Korea's government says the remains of a South Korean hostage have been found, after he was beheaded Tuesday by an Iraqi militant group with ties to al Qaeda. The kidnappers killed Kim Sun-il, a 33-year-old contractor, after South Korea rejected the group's demands that it cancel plans to deploy troops to Iraq. Hear NPR's Emily Harris.

Democratic presidential hopefuls squared off in Orangeburg, S.C., in the first primary debate of the 2008 presidential race. On hand were Senators Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama, Chris Dodd, and Joe Biden. Joining them Mike Gravel, Rep. Dennis Kucinich, New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson, and John Edwards.

Author Mark Helprin's latest novel is a sprawling tale of love, honor and danger in the years just after World War II. Returned soldier Harry Copeland spots a mysterious woman in white on the Staten Island Ferry. She turns out to be an heiress with Broadway dreams and a complicated past that threatens their growing love.

Speaker of the House Dennis Hastert said today that none of the House leaders knew the messages Rep. Mark Foley (R-FL) was sending to underage boys were explicitly sexual. Hastert (R-IL) defended his leadership team's handling of the incident, which led Foley to resign last week and enter a treatment program for alcoholics.

Wednesday night, President Bush laid out a multifaceted "new approach" to the war in Iraq and announced plans to increase U.S. combat troop levels, particularly in Baghdad. Military and policy analysts discuss the president's new plan to curb violence in Iraq.

The Bush administration makes its first detailed security offer to North Korea, as negotiations resume on that country's development of nuclear weapons. Under the plan, North Korea would receive aid if it agrees to dismantle its program. The United States would also provide assurances that it won't invade the North or overthrow President Kim Jong Il. NPR's Vicky O'Hara reports.

The body of a South Korean hostage beheaded by militants in Iraq is found, a day after the deadline set by his captors for South Korea to cancel a plan to send 3,000 troops to Iraq. The U.S. military says troops found 33-year-old Kim Sun-il's beheaded body Tuesday evening, west of Baghdad. Hear NPR's Melissa Block and NPR's Emily Harris.

This week the editors gather at the roundtable to discuss the North Korean nuclear threat and the international response. Also, the editors explore the county supervisor’s use of “slush funds” and

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