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The Senate begins what could be a lengthy debate on Judge Samuel Alito's nomination to the Supreme Court. Discussions have already become as politically polarized as Tuesday's party-line Judiciary Committee vote on the nominee. Still, Senate Democrats seem unlikely to stop him with a filibuster.

Baghdad sets a daytime curfew amid bloodshed following the bombing of a Shiite shrine. Leaders call for Muslim unity. Issam Kadhim al Rawi of the Sunni Endowment Group, which protects shrines, speaks with Alex Chadwick.

President Bush speaks with leaders of Shiite, Sunni and Kurdish political parties today, urging them to head off full-scale civil war in Iraq. Meanwhile, troops are on patrol as a curfew falls on Baghdad and other areas.

South America and much of the continental United States had the best view of Sunday night's lunar eclipse, which lasted nearly five hours.

Insurgent attacks appear to be growing in Iraq, less than two weeks before scheduled national elections. Nineteen Iraqis died Saturday in one attack, and 10 U.S. Marines were killed in Fallujah earlier in the week.

West Virginia Gov. Joe Manchin orders a temporary halt to coal mining in the state after two more mine workers die in separate accidents. A total of 16 miners have died on the job in West Virginia since Jan. 2. Manchin called on all coal companies to cease production until safety checks can be conducted.

Opening statements are scheduled Tuesday in the federal fraud and conspiracy trial of former Enron executives Ken Lay and Jeff Skilling. Both are accused of lying about Enron's financial health. The energy company collapsed in 2001 after revelations of hidden debt and inflated profits. Ed Mayberry of member station KUHF reports.

The British Labour Party tried to stop a damaging feud over its leadership Wednesday as an opinion poll showed the party's support falling to a 14-year low. Prime Minister Tony Blair, in office for nine years, has been under pressure from members of his own party to name a date to hand over the office to his likely successor, finance minister Gordon Brown.

Fatah supporters continue vigorous and sometimes violent protests over the outcome of Palestinian elections, which left the militant Islamist group Hamas in power. Fatah's leaders are under pressure to resign.

After the stunning Hamas election win, Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas asks Hamas to form a new government. Abbas and his Fatah movement indicate they are not interested in a coalition.