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Moves Signal Tighter Secrecy Within C.I.A.

By SCOTT SHANE and MARK MAZZETTI

A highly unusual polygraph test for the agency's independent watchdog was part of a crackdown on leaks.

Vote for Mayor Points to Change in New Orleans

By ADAM NOSSITER

Low black turnout in the first round suggests that incumbent C. Ray Nagin faces major hurdles in a runoff.

• Video Report | Photographs
• Graphic: Vote in New Orleans

Workers' Paradise Is Rebranded as Kremlin Inc.

By ANDREW E. KRAMER and STEVEN LEE MYERS

Gazprom is not just a lucrative state-owned energy monopoly. It is also a powerful instrument of Kremlin policy, at home and abroad.

Deadline Near, Jams Are Seen for Drug Plan

By ROBERT PEAR

Medicare drug plans expect a surge of new enrollment that threatens to overwhelm already busy phone lines.

Warily, Iraqis Investing Hope in New Leaders

By SABRINA TAVERNISE

Iraqis are wary of their new government, but seem to be clinging grimly to the battered hope for democracy.

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Inspectors in Iraq Find More Signs of Torture

Officials say abuse persists in Iraqi prisons, raising questions over Gen. Pace's pledge that U.S. troops would try to stop inhumane treatment if witnessed.

–Ellen Knickmeyer

• Bush Urges Iraqi Leaders to Act Quickly
• Car Bombs Kill Six in Iraq, 17 Bodies Found

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Bin Laden Warns of Long Fight

In audiotape, al-Qaeda leader blames "Crusader-Zionist war" for a long list of attacks on Islam.

–Craig Whitlock

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Nagin, Landrieu Stress Unity

Mayoral balloting shows New Orleans is split between black and white despite calls from candidates to leave race out of campaign.

–Peter Whoriskey

• PHOTOS: New Orleans Election Brings Voters Back

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Burns May Be Bouncing Back

Polls suggest incumbent Republican senator from Montana is shedding ties to the Abramoff scandal.

–Blaine Harden

• MAP: Key Senate, House and Governor Races

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Enron's Founder to Take Stand

Lay seeks to convince jurors that alleged fraud was really misdirected power of positive thinking.