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Secretary of Homeland Security Michael Chertoff is returning to Washington after an on-the-ground review of federal emergency response to the Southern California wildfires.

The debate over the United States military's partnership with Chicago Public Schools continues to intensify among parents, educators and policy experts. Pauline Lipman, a Chicago urban education expert, and Herman Badillo, a New York attorney and policy expert, analyze the ongoing debate.

One of Southern California's largest wildfires has frightened many illegal immigrants from hiking through a popular corridor to cross from Mexico even as the Border Patrol has withdrawn some agents.

President Bush says he needs an additional $46 billion for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. He is asking Congress for more than $196 billion to fund the wars through the end of the current fiscal year. If approved, the total price tag for the Iraq war will exceed $600 billion.

With its anti-foreigner line, Germany's National Democratic Party has drawn criticism. Now, the party is trying to change its image, portraying its members as victims of intolerance.

Turkey has gathered forces and heavy weapons on its border with Iraq after an attack Sunday by Kurdish rebels on Turkish troops left eight Turkish soldiers missing and 12 dead. Meantime, there has been a lot of diplomatic traffic. The U.S. fears that unilateral action by Turkey could destabilize the most stable part of Iraq.

When the Americans with Disabilities Act became law in 1990, it opened opportunities for people with disabilities. But now, disability civil rights groups that fought for the law want Congress to rewrite it, even at the risk of losing some of its protections.

Twenty Turkish troops are dead or missing after fighting Sunday with Kurdish separatists near the border with Iraq. In Turkey, there is growing demand for the government to take action against Kurds in northern Iraq.

Poland's Prime Minister Jaroslav Kaczynski loses election to Donald Tusk of the Civic Platform opposition party who pledges to get Poland's troops out of Iraq. Kaczynski's twin brother Lech remains president.

Two major wildfires are burning on opposite sides of San Diego County.A 2,500-acre fire is burning in southeast San Diego. It has killed at least one civilian and burned four more. Four firefighters a