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The Defense Authorization Bill, with a provision to tighten regulations on security contractors abroad, has reached President Bush's desk. Bush's decision on whether to sign the bill will affect companies like Blackwater Worldwide.

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Death penalty opponents laud New Jersey for moving closer to abolishing the practice. New Jersey is poised to become the first state in four decades to revoke the death penalty. Gov. Jon Corzine says he will sign the legislation within a week.

The U.S. and Europe head toward a compromise solution as the U.N. climate conference at Bali winds down. An agreement would break a deadlock over how ambitious the goal should be in negotiating future cutbacks in global warming gases.

Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf plans to lift martial law this weekend. Opposition politician Imran Khan plans a boycott of the upcoming elections unless and until Supreme Court judges are reinstated. He says the elections are being rigged, and the caretaker government is not neutral.

Europe and other nations want a roadmap for future negotiations on cutting greenhouse gas emissions, but the U.S. is opposed to including specific numbers. In a speech at the Bali climate conference, former Vice President Al Gore condemned the Bush administration for trying to undermine the talks.

A San Diego water agency is tapping into more local groundwater supplies to reduce the county's reliance on imported water. KPBS reporter Ed Joyce has more.

Six Democratic presidential hopefuls talk about the U.S. economy and how to balance the budget during The Des Moines Register Democratic Presidential Debate in Johnston, Iowa, on Thursday.

Sen. Chuck Hagel, a Republican from Nebraska, talks about Iran, Iraq and whether America can have confidence in the intelligence community. Hagel is a member of the Senate's Intelligence and Foreign Relations Committees.

Pakistan's President Pervez Musharraf will lift emergency rule Saturday, but only after changing Pakistan's constitution to ensure he cannot be challenged in court, according to a senior offiicial.