Russia says it will write off more than half of the $8 billion debt that Baghdad owes Moscow. President Putin said Russian companies are ready to invest in Iraq and that Russian companies are eager to resume oil and other contracts with Iraq.

We check in on the ninth day of the Loya Jirga where delegates are debating a draft Constitution from the government of President Hamid Karzai. Karzai, the American- backed leader, is pushing for a strong presidency.

The Department of Homeland Security has started adding immigration violations to a national FBI crime databank. Immigration groups have filed a lawsuit to try to block the move.

We speak with a Democratic candidate for president.

New York Times reporter David Barstow talks about his series on worker deaths in the United States and how few of them actually result in criminal charges.

An environmentally-friendly way to burn a log in a fireplace.

Author R.F. Foster talks about his biography of William Butler Yeats.