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A report by a presidential commission investigating pre-war intelligence in Iraq offers a bleak view of intelligence-gathering and analysis. It includes a similarly grim assessment of efforts in Iran and North Korea and offers recommendations to improve the process.

President Bush says the world's democracies must pledge to support the newest democracy in Iraq, calling for economic and security help. The president is in Brussels, beginning a five-day trip to Europe meant to improve strained relations with U.S. allies.

The U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments in a case involving Grokster, a company that makes a file-sharing program, to determine whether these programs are illegal. Entertainment companies say file sharing violates copyright laws. But the corporate giants of Silicon Valley are lining up to support Grokster.

The 2022 Pulitzer Prize awards were spread across a wide range of newsrooms and subjects, from toxic workplace hazards to the Jan. 6 attack.

Growing use of methamamphetamine among the gay community has public health officials worried. A recent study that showed a link between crystal meth use and unprotected sex among gays also found that users were significantly more likely to be HIV positive than non-users.

President Bush is about to check one item off his second-term agenda. He will sign a bill Friday that aims to curb class-action lawsuits. The president and congressional Republicans hope this will be the first step toward their goal of overhauling the civil justice system.

A federal judge rejects for a second time a request by Terri Schiavo's parents to restore their daughter's feeding tube. The U.S. Supreme Court and Florida judges rebuffed the parents' appeals Thursday.

Marianne Faithfull, 58, talks about her new CD Before the Poison. It's bolstered by collaborations with PJ Harvey and Nick Cave. Faithfull supplies lyrics and a voice that has turned into a husky growl.

The Supreme Court hears a case that tests whether local governments may force homeowners to sell their land so that private companies can redevelop the area to create jobs and generate tax revenue. A group of homeowners in New London, Conn., argues that eminent domain should only be invoked for public projects such as roads or schools.

A U.N. envoy who met Syrian President Bashar al-Assad says there will be a Syrian timetable early next week for withdrawal from Lebanon. The U.S., France and Russia are among nations pressing Syria to remove its troops.