This morning's top stories:
- At least eight more people are dead in continued clashes between rival Palestinian forces in the Gaza Strip, threatening the delicate unity government forced between the Hamas and Fatah movements.
- In Iraq, U.S. troops continue to search for three missing soldiers who they believe are being held by al Qaeda. Meanwhile, the terrorist group has warned them to call off the search.
- The second-in-command at the Justice Department, Paul McNulty, announced his resignation yesterday at a closed meeting of U.S. attorneys in San Antonio. His official letter to Attorney General Alberto Gonzales did not mention the scandal about the fired U.S. attorneys.
- Speaking on the last day of his visit to Brazil, Pope Benedict called on Latin American bishops to remain out of politics while continuing to fight for social justice and decried the gap between rich and poor in the region.
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