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With growing doubts over the way ahead in Afghanistan, confirmation hearings are set to begin for Gen. David Petraeus. The counter-insurgency strategy in Afghanistan calls for a surge of U.S. troops, many of whom are already on their way. But little progress has been seen on the ground.

At one New York City public school, students not only play in gamelike environments, they also make video games. A Quest to Learn director says the games are integral to 21st century literacy.

Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Linda Greenhouse examines the public discourse that led to the Roe v. Wade Supreme Court decision. She details the various legal briefs presented by both sides of the abortion debate to the court — and explains the newest challenges facing the legislation today.

In a major decision, the Supreme Court ruled 5-4 Monday that the Second Amendment's right to keep and bear arms applies to every state and city nationwide, ruling on a Chicago gun law. But the court also signaled that less severe restrictions might survive legal challenges.

Reports of human rights violations in Mexico have risen sharply since 2006. We talk to Ken Roth, executive director of Human Rights Watch, about the Merida Initiative and how the U.S. can help stop human rights abuses in Mexico.

Robert C. Byrd, the longest-serving senator in U.S. History died Monday. He was 92. Byrd was best known for his ardent defense of both the U.S. Constitution his love of Senate history.

Of the Senate's 100 members, none was more devoted to its history nor more steeped in it than Robert Byrd. He was also a man who fought the Civil Rights Act — to his later regret — but who took pride in his fight against authorizing the use of force in Iraq. The West Virginia senator who joined the chamber in 1959 died Monday at age 92.

As the summer wedding season approaches, don't be surprised if there's something noticeably missing at the next wedding you attend: a member of the clergy. The research firm known as The Wedding Report says last year in the U.S., one out of every seven weddings was performed by a friend of the couple.

It's the elimination round in the World Cup, with the U.S. pitted against Ghana. The winner of Saturday's game will move on to the quarterfinals. Many think the U.S. team has a strong chance to advance -- and credit the team's coach for its success.

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