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Britain's Tony Blair Bows Out; Gordon Brown Becomes New British Prime Minister Mr. Blair opens session in House of Commons on sober note, expressing condolences to families of three British servicemen killed in action Blair Says Two-State Solution to Israel-Palestinian Conflict is Top Priority Outgoing British prime minister expected to be named envoy to region on behalf of the 'quartet' of Middle East mediators European Envoys Say North Korea Eager to Engage on Nuclear Issue Meetings come less than a week after US Assistant Secretary of State Christopher Hill visited Pyongyang to push forward stalled diplomacy on nuclear weapons program Campaigning for East Timor's First Parliamentary Election Ends But tensions remain and security is tight in volatile country US Pacific Commander Says Jemaah Islamiyah a Threat in Southeast Asia US moving to speed up arms deliveries to the Philippines to help in the fight against terror CIA Releases Documents on Abuses of 1960s, 1970s Documents, known collectively as the 'family jewels,' detail plots by CIA and other agencies to assassinate Fidel Castro and engage in domestic intelligence activities US Presses for Somali Political Reconciliation US urges Somalia's transitional federal government to reach out broadly as possible to clans and other factions Venezuela, Oil Companies Fail to Reach Agreement Oil minister Rafael Ramirez says ConocoPhillips, ExxonMobil will end operations in Venezuela after refusing to give government control of their local oil business US First Lady Begins Africa Tour in Senegal Laura Bush tours HIV/AIDS center and meets with young women who received a US government-backed scholarship to continue their education US Immigration Reform Bill Survives Test Vote in Senate Fate of immigration measure remains uncertain