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Focus Shifts to Recovery in Minnesota Highway Bridge Collapse Officials put confirmed death toll at four, but as many as 30 people are still missing Rice Calls for Deeper Israeli-Palestinian Talks US secretary of state on final day of Middle East tour aims to gain support for US-sponsored Middle East peace conference later this year S. Korea, US Agree to Hold Off on Military Force in Afghanistan Hostage Crisis Taleban insurgents have already killed two hostages, intensive diplomatic efforts underway to save others Suicide Car Bombing Hits Iraqi Police Post, 13 Killed Officials say bomber struck a group of recruits lining up outside station in Hibhib in restive Diyala province Thursday ASEAN Ponders New Charter ASEAN ministers agree to create regional human rights and nuclear watchdog bodies Sudan Accepts Darfur Resolution, Rebels Have Their Doubts Sudanese Foreign Minister Lam Akol announces his government's formal acceptance of Security Council resolution 1769 Bush Urges Action on Terrorist Surveillance Legislation White House Spokesman Tony Snow says reforming current law, the 30-year-old Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA), a top priority for administration US Democratic Presidential Hopeful Obama Vows to Pursue Terrorists in Pakistan Senator Barack Obama's foreign policy speech comes one week after back and forth public debate with his main rival, Senator Hillary Clinton, about use of diplomacy to deal with US adversaries abroad Studies Find Post Traumatic Stress Rampant in War-Torn Uganda Researchers find in some cases, emotional harm can be repaired, but in other cases, it cannot and is a major obstacle to political reconciliation US Writer Teaches Language Through Fairy Tales David Burke, known as 'Slangman,' says Americans must improve language skills, and should start early