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TONY SNOW TO RESIGN
White House spokesperson Tony Snow has become the latest in a series of Bush Administration officials to resign. News of Snow's plans to step down comes precisely on Karl Rove's last day on the job as presidential adviser.

US CONGRESSMEN HAVE CLOSE CALL OVER BAGHDAD

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TEXAS COMMUTES DEATH SENTENCE HOURS BEFORE EXECUTION
An unexpected turn of events has saved Texas Death Row inmate Kenneth Foster from his scheduled execution tonight. Katie Heim reports from KPFT in Houston.

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SPLIT VERDICT FOR ABU GHRAIB OFFICER

A military jury has returned a split verdict in the case of the only officer put on trial as part of the Abu Ghraib prisoner abuse scandal. The jury acquitted Lt. Col. Steven Jordan of a range of charges including dereliction of duty, failure to obey a lawful order, cruelty and maltreatment. The only charge Jordan was found guilty of was of disobeying an order to not speak about the investigation into the abuses at the prison. Jordan was the director of the Army's interrogation program at Abu Ghraib and he is the final of 12 defendents to face trial for abuses at the facilty.

TALIBAN TO FREE HOSTAGES

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SECTARIAN VIOLENCE TWICE AS DEADLY AS LAST YEAR

New data shows that the level of violence in Iraq's sectarian warfare has double since last year. The new statistics compiled by the Associated Press - and based in its reports - indicate that just over half of violent deaths in Iraq occur in Baghdad... and that attacks in northern Iraq have increased. The AP figures estimate that an average of 62 non-insurgent Iraqis die every day in war-related violence. The news organization recognizes that the actual numbers are likely higher because many deaths go unreported. Additionally, figures compiled by the Iraqi Red Crescent indicate that the number of displaced Iraqis has doubled in the last 8 months.

In lieu of this week's political round up, FSRN's Leigh Ann Caldwell spoke to Presidential Candidate for the Republican ticket Ron Paul. The Congressman from Texas has gained tremendous popularity from the internet and grassroots activists, many of whom are looking for ideas not heard from mainstream politicians.

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KEY CASE BEFORE TERRORISM APPEALS COURT

The nation's new terrorism appeals court, The US Court of Military Commissions Review, heard its first case today. The outcome of this case will have significant legal implications for the tribunals at Guantanamo Bay. FSRN's Zein El-Amine reports.