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Congressional leaders from both political parties came very close to accusing Attorney General Alberto Gonzales of perjury. At a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing, they questioned Gonzales' previous testimony on the Bush administration's warrantless surveillance program.

The House of Representatives has voted along party lines to approve a troop-withdrawal measure. The vote came after a White House report found limited progress toward Iraqi government benchmarks. Thursday, President Bush plead for patience on Iraq.

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

A Manufactured Controversy

Bays movie opens with a prologue that provides the back story to the

The case of Russian author and analyst Andrei Piontkovsky underscores concerns over a rollback from democracy in Russia. Currently in Washington, Piontkovsky faces legal troubles in Russia over books he has written and says a law banning extremism is being used to silence dissent.

Nigerian poet and activist Aj Dagga Tolar lives in a shack in Ajegunle, a slum on the outskirts of Lagos that is also called "The Jungle." He says he tries to escape the tough reality of slum life by being creative, making music and poetry.

was directed by Tim Story, who was fresh from his hit film

Former U.N. Secretary-General Kurt Waldheim dies of heart failure at his home in Austria. Waldheim hid his Nazi Germany military service to lead the world body, but it was revealed when he ran for president of Austria in 1986.

Congress has approved emergency legislation containing $100 billion for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. The measure passed despite widespread opposition in the Democratic majority. It omits the provision for a U.S. troop withdrawal timeline, which prompted an earlier veto.