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Israel got glowing praise from President Bush earlier this week. On Sunday, the Arab world got a stern lecture, on the need to spread freedoms and isolate state sponsors of terror that he said are holding the region back. Full story

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Rare interfaith meeting in Muslim heartland

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Iraqi court rulings stop at U.S. sites

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Exhibit: War Photos of Iraq and Afghanistan

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