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António Guterres also extended condolences to the families of the 10 people who were killed in the shooting.

South America and much of the continental United States had the best view of Sunday night's lunar eclipse, which lasted nearly five hours.

Secretary of State Condolezza Rice is in the Middle East. Rami Khouri, editor-at-large of the Daily Star in Lebanon, talks with Steve Inskeep about the issues she is facing, including funding for the new Palestinian government and the future of Lebanon.

President Bush speaks with leaders of Shiite, Sunni and Kurdish political parties today, urging them to head off full-scale civil war in Iraq. Meanwhile, troops are on patrol as a curfew falls on Baghdad and other areas.

The complexion of the workforce in areas damaged by Hurricane Katrina has changed significantly. At Motivatit Seafoods in Houma, La., a group of Mexican workers has settled in to handle jobs that owner Kevin Voisin says he could not find enough local workers to fill.

Insurgent attacks appear to be growing in Iraq, less than two weeks before scheduled national elections. Nineteen Iraqis died Saturday in one attack, and 10 U.S. Marines were killed in Fallujah earlier in the week.

ABC news anchor Bob Woodruff's is recovering after he and a cameraman were injured Sunday in a roadside bombing north of Baghdad. Woodruff sought to define his role as an anchor who is also a reporter -- the kind who sometimes puts himself in harm's way.

In the wake of Hurricane Katrina, the Bush administration has begun a review of the emergency plans of every state and big city in the country. Boston is one place that's done much to update its plans. But there are still gaps in the city's efforts to protect its residents.

Opening statements are scheduled Tuesday in the federal fraud and conspiracy trial of former Enron executives Ken Lay and Jeff Skilling. Both are accused of lying about Enron's financial health. The energy company collapsed in 2001 after revelations of hidden debt and inflated profits. Ed Mayberry of member station KUHF reports.

Emergency rescuers and equipment went unused or halted operations soon after Hurricane Katrina, according to documents released for hearings of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee on Monday.