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Defense Secretary Robert Gates has been publicly disappointed at Iraq's

Barak Obama's threat to attack al Qaeda in Pakistan has made that country an issue in the presidential campaign. Is it time to get tough with President Pervez Musharraf? Plus, an update on the Minneapolis bridge collapse, and liberal bloggers and the DailyKos convention.

Last night's bridge collapse on a major commuter artery for Minneapolis

Democrats and some Republicans want to expand health insurance for children, paid for by increasing the tax on tobacco. President Bush has threatened a veto. Also, Donald Rumsfeld deflects the controversy over the death of Pat Tillman, and Saudi Arabia says it may open an embassy in Iraq.

The Bush Administration is negotiating a state-of-the-art arms sale to Saudi Arabia at the same time the Saudis are accused of destabilizing Iraq and condoning terror. Also, a health update on Chief Justice John Roberts, and Rupert Murdoch gets Dow Jones and the Wall Street Journal.

Britain's new Prime Minister met with President Bush today at Camp

After promising to reform the subsidies that critics call

Senate Democrats today demanded a special counsel to investigate

Recent health scares have involved food imported from Mexico, India and China, but the latest recall involves meat products from Georgia. Wherever it comes from, how safe is the food supply? Also, a House committee will subpoena two presidential aides. Later, is the European Union paying ransom to Libya?

Democratic presidential candidates last night faced questions posed by ordinary citizens on amateur video. CNN promoted it as the beginning of real change in the style and substance of American politics. Also, round two of US-Iran talks on Iraq, and Commissioner David Stern on charges that a referee bet on professional basketball.