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A controversial bill to overhaul prison sentences is moving forward in the state legislature despite strong opposition by Republican lawmakers. From Sacramento, Jenny O'Mara reports.

The two leaders hope to calm recent tensions over U.S. plans for a Europe-based missile shield and NATO expansion. Officials from both sides are cautioning that no big breakthroughs are expected.

In a novel, Aminatta Forna writes about the effects of Sierra Leone's civil war on the country's women. She was just 11 when her father was hanged for treason in Sierra Leone and her family fled. Her story is part of a series of conversations about war and literature.

Transportation Department officials sought to mobilize dozens of state and federal lawmakers against California's petition for an EPA waiver to implement its greenhouse gas law, documents released Fri

Restoration of Charles Burnett's Film

Killer of Sheep

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In a highly unusual reversal, the Supreme Court has agreed to review whether detainees at Guantanamo Bay can challenge their confinement in federal court by filing what is known as a writ of habeas corpus. Here, a guide to some of the legal issues involved.

President Bush faces tough negotiations Sunday, when he's due to meet Vladimir Putin at the Bush family compound in Kennebunkport, Maine. Among the topics of discussion will be the impasse on locations for a U.S. missile defense system.

Just hours after the U.S. Supreme Court ruling on school desegregation all eight Democratic candidates for president debated domestic issues important to African-Americans. All of them denounced the decision restricting the use of race in public school diversity plans. They did little to highlight their differences.