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U.S. authorities say they are holding the highest-ranking Iraqi in the leadership of al-Qaida in Iraq. Khaled Abdul-Fattah Dawoud Mahmoud al-Mashhadani, also known as Abu Shahid, was captured July 4.

Senators debate U.S. involvement in Iraq through the night, and will begin voting Wednesay on a proposal to pull out troops by April. Some senators want to wait for a key military report due in September, others want to act now.

Ohio Governor Mike DeWine (R-OH) signed the state's two-year budget on Wednesday. The $191 billion budget earmarks money to pay for free school meals for some income-eligible K-12 students. Though some advocates say it doesn’t go far enough.

Contract talks between United Auto Workers and Chrysler formally began Friday. Much is at stake for both sides: The company is burdened by huge health care costs, and the union is struggling with a shrinking membership.

Yet another doping scandal casts a shadow over the famous race as cyclists head toward a Sunday finish in Paris. In a 24-hour period, 3 more riders were dismissed from the race on charges of using banned substances.

New British Prime Minister Gordon Brown is meeting with President Bush en route to a stop at the United Nations. His first month in office has seen terrorist attacks, widespread flooding and change on the global political scene.

He hopes to save the lives of 22 of his country's citizens held captive by the Taliban after the kidnappers executed one of the hostages. On Wednesday, authorities found the bullet-riddled body of 42-year-old Bae Hyung-kyu in Qarabagh district of Ghazni province, where the South Koreans were abducted July 19.

Pakistan's president, Gen. Pervez Musharraf can run for another term while holding on to his post as army chief, the country's Supreme Court said. The move angered opposition leaders, who had been demanding he relinquish control of the military.

Ibrahim Gambari, the U.N.'s special envoy to Myanmar, sees pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi hours after meeting with Myanmar's military leader, Gen. Than Shwe. Gambari hopes to end the junta's crackdown on democracy advocates.

Between labor conflicts and the constantly changing landscape of what even constitutes television, this is going to be a tricky year for predictions. We have some anyway.