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The incident that forced a CIA director to resign is being cited as evidence that technology and laws passed since 9/11 are turning the US into a "surveillance state."

Rockets fired from the Gaza Strip continue to fall in Israel, as Israel’s retaliatory airstrikes kill more civilians in Gaza. We update the resumption of violence, the Arab spring and Israeli politics.

Today's escalation of violence between Israel and Palestinians in the Gaza Strip. Also, the prospects for "comprehensive immigration reform."

America's boom in oil and natural gas may create jobs, but it's already bad news for the environment and could drastically set back efforts to cope with global warming.

In the aftermath of the President's re-election, states, hospitals and insurance companies are now faced with fully implementing the Affordable Care Act. How deeply rooted is the continued opposition? What are the prospects for affordable coverage for 30 million uninsured Americans?

The FBI investigation of "inappropriate emails" has spread from the CIA to the Pentagon. Is the US at risk? Is it about the hubris of powerful men and designing women?

With Washington still divided in the aftermath of last week’s election, can the President and Congress keep the nation away from the so-called fiscal cliff? We’ll hear about the prospects for compromise to avoid another recession.

With women now the majority of American voters, and record numbers of newly elected women headed for the Senate and Congress, is this "the Year of the Woman?"

Measures to legalize recreational marijuana passed Tuesday in two states. For the first time in any election, voters in three states approved same-sex marriage.

With the election over, it's time for Washington to focus on how to govern the nation. Have lessons been learned from yesterday's voting? Will politics stay the same?