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Former lobbyist Jack Abramoff and his former business partner, Adam Kidan, are sentenced to five years and 10 months each after admitting to fraud in a Florida gambling scheme. The sentences could be reduced as both men cooperate with other government investigations.

President Bush is sending Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice back to the Middle East on Saturday to continue working for an end to the conflict between Israel and Hezbollah. Bush made the announcement at the White House during a joint news conference with British Prime Minister Tony Blair.

Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, the longest-serving leader in postwar Italy, resigns to make way for a center-left government led by Romano Prodi. Berlusconi, leader of a conservative faction that took power in 2001, had refused to concede defeat in the nation's April elections.

The Food and Drug Administration is moving toward a compromise on the emergency contraception pill. The announcement came a day before a Capitol Hill hearing on the nomination of a new FDA commissioner.

Former New York Mayor Rudolph Giuliani was among those giving emotional testimony at the sentencing trial of Zacarias Moussaoui about the horror of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. Prosecutors want Moussaoui to get the death penalty for his role in the attacks. The defense will try to show that Moussaoui deserves a life sentence.

States struggling to meet their testing requirements under the No Child Left Behind act are increasingly struggling with scoring problems and testing delays. Officials say the problems stem from the limited number of companies that provide tests and testing services.

Gen. William Westmoreland, who commanded American forces in Vietnam from 1964 to 1968, died Monday night in Charleston, S.C. He was 91. Pulitzer Prize-winning author Stanley Karnow talks about Westmoreland and his insistence that the United States "did not fulfill its commitment to South Vietnam."

At St. George's Chapel in Windsor, hundreds of hat-clad guests attended the ceremonial blessing marking the marriage of Prince Charles and Camilla Parker Bowles. Damian Barr, a commentator with the Times of London, tells Jennifer Ludden about the royal event.

Iran's conservative president-elect, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, has vowed to restart the nation's controversial nuclear program and warned European negotiators that building trust requires a mutual effort.

President Bush sends a direct message to the Syrian government, calling for a removal of troops and intelligence agents from Lebanon. White House spokesman Scott McClellan also accused Syria of allowing terrorists to operate from its soil.