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The attorney general's office announced its findings this week into the officer-involved shootings in Vista. It concluded at least four of the shooting deaths were justified. A fifth shooting is still

Like many of its competitors, the size of PBS' Prime Time average has been decreasing. This isn't news & ndash; if you read the trade papers, Madison Avenue has been wondering aloud why they still spend billions each year on advertising in front of commercial network audiences. Rather than comparing PBS' audience to other Prime Time network schedules (say Fox News, CNN, A&E, Discovery, or History) McGrath strangely offers "Friday Night Smackdown" as a comparison, in the same article he proposes that "quality" is out there. The combined viewing audience for all of the prime-time cable news channels is about 2.5 million. Only about one million more than PBS' single channel of evening programming. And why does he pass judgment on something as successful as FNS? Thanks for nothing, Charles.

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Bank of America Corp. officials say the company has agreed to buy Countrywide Financial for $4 billion in stock. The acquisition will make Charlotte-based Bank of America the nation's biggest mortgage lender and loan servicer.

Secretary of Defense Robert Gates says he wants $700 billion to fund the Pentagon and the war in Iraq. If he gets it, he will preside over the equivalent of what would be the tenth-largest economy in the world. Secretary Gates explained the Pentagon's budget request to lawmakers Wednesday.

Even as Ireland benefits from a booming high-tech economy, many are taking time to keep the past alive. The rural tradition of "rambling houses," where people gather for entertainment and fellowship, has been revived in County Kerry and elsewhere.

Over the next few days, about 3,500 peacekeepers from France, Italy, and other European nations are expected to begin deploying in southern Lebanon. This falls well short of the numbers the U.N. Security Council approved. There's still concern about the mandate. Israel is refusing to let some countries participate, and others will sign on -- but only if they can work from a distance, such as from ships off Lebanon's shore.

Nouri al-Maliki carries the weight of Iraq on his shoulders. In the capital, Baghdad, 100 people are killed in sectarian violence daily. A three-year-old insurgency threatens the stability of his country. And the Bush administration is relying on him to steer Iraq on a smooth course that will enable U.S. troops to be withdrawn.

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Former President Bill Clinton is spending more time on the road by himself plugging Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, the senator from New York. His campaign celebrity is being matched by Oprah Winfrey for Sen. Barack Obama, the Illinois Democrat challenging Clinton.