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The U.S. military says it has proof that Iran is providing militias in Iraq with roadside bombs known as explosively formed penetrators, or EFPs. The powerful roadside bombs can pierce US M1 Abrams tanks, the most heavily armored land vehicle used by the U.S. military. Iran denies any cooperation with insurgents in Iraq.

Democratic leaders in the House of Representatives unveil the language of the Iraq resolution they will debate for the rest of the week. The resolution takes a two-pronged approach as it seeks to support U.S. military forces in Iraq while also opposing President Bush's plan to increase troop levels by 20,000.

Bolivia's government has made one of the country's largest tin mines a state-run enterprise. Some workers in the mining town of Huanuni say their lives have improved, but many decry the loss of free-market opportunities.

Barack Obama has officially joined the field seeking the Democratic presidential nomination. He declared his candidacy Saturday in Springfield, Ill., standing in the shadow of Abraham Lincoln.

Sen. Hillary Clinton has been to New Hampshire many times before. But this is her first tour as a presidential candidate. How is the trip working out for the New York Democrat?

The San Diego Jewish Film Festival kicks off its 17th year tonight at AMC La Jolla 12 Theatres. The festival showcases dozens of shorts, documentaries and features. It also allows audiences the opportunity to interact with filmmakers. One of the highlights of this years event is a three-film tribute to and Q&A with documentary filmmaker Alan Berliner. KPBS Film Critic Beth Accomando has this look at his work.

17th Annual San Diego Jewish Film Festival

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U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates says that there is "pretty good evidence" that Iran is involved with attacks on American troops in Iraq. Robert Siegel talks with the Iranian Ambassador to the U.N., Javad Zarif. Zarif wrote an op-ed in Thursday's New York Times criticizing the American strategy toward Iran.

Spanish bullfighting fans are upset at the nation's environmental minister, who says her government is thinking of banning the killing of bulls in the bullring. But despite Spain's traditional passion for bullfighting, polls show that fans are shrinking in number.