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Reuters - U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said on Thursday he was very concerned about political divisions in Lebanon's parliament that have prevented the creation of a special tribunal to try suspects in the assassination of former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri.

White House insiders tell CNN that Attorney General Alberto Gonzales hurt himself during testimony before a Senate committee Thursday on the firing of eight U.S. attorneys.

AP - Congressional Democrats say there is no doubt President Bush will soon be confronted with legislation calling for an end to the Iraq war. But the new majority must decide how far to go in trying to tie Bush's hands and what will happen after the president's inevitable veto.

AFP - Senate Democrats kicked off a new tussle with President George W. Bush over Iraq Monday, defying his veto threats and pushing a measure which sets a goal of withdrawing most US troops within a year.