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Emboldened by an outpouring of international support in his showdown with Hamas militants, the Palestinian leader on Monday told a receptive President Bush that it is time to restart Mideast peace talks.

A simmering debate that got under way last week in the Senate over new energy legislation is bound to hit a full boil this week. The bill's most contentious issues remain unresolved. They include gas-mileage standards, renewable fuels and price gouging.

The Palestinian president, aligned with the ousted Fatah movement, creates a new government that sidelines Hamas. The new government is headed by Salam Fayyad, a respected economist who will serve as prime minister, foreign minister and finance minister.

In September 1943, Hitler hatched a secret plan. Author Dan Kurzman relates the foiled plot in A Special Mission: Hitler's Secret Plot to Seize the Vatican and Kidnap Pope Pius the XII.

Mike Nifong, the district attorney of Durham County, N.C., says he will resign. A disciplinary panel is still deciding whether Nifong can continue to practice law in the state. He is charged with breaking rules of professional conduct in his conduct of the Duke lacrosse rape case.

This section is usually reserved for reviews of films hitting the local theaters. But I want to break with that tradition to highlight a film that premieres on HBO Family this father's day. The film is

Drakmar: A Vassal's Journey

African nations have broken an 18-year impasse on rules governing the sale of ivory. At an international meeting Thursday, they agreed to let nations conduct a one-time sale of ivory seized from poachers and dead elephants. Proceeds will aid recovery efforts.

Assembly bill 1634 is also known as the California Healthy Pets Act. Already passed by the California Assembly, it would require most pet owners with a cat or dog more than four months old to have the

The Senate is debating a new energy bill that would raise average mileage standards for cars, light trucks and SUVs, from 25 to 35 miles per gallon by 2020. The Auto Industry argues that hiking mileage standards will mean lost jobs and less safe vehicles for Americans.