Former Yankees pitcher Roger Clemens and his former trainer, Brian McNamee, face off on Capitol Hill. Clemens has disputed claims in the Mitchell Report on drug use in baseball that he used illegal performance-enhancing drugs, while McNamee says he injected the pitcher with those drugs.

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While oil giants are awash with record profits, there are oil producers at the other end of the dollar. Some mom-and-pop producers operate wells that barely suck up a barrel a day. In rural northwest Louisiana, fourth-generation oil hand Al Chiles has learned how to provide for his family, no matter what the price of crude is.

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The Senate passes an intelligence bill with a provision that effectively bans the torture of detainees. Proponents say it will prevent the CIA from using such methods as simulated drowning, or waterboarding. The president's allies say it could shut down a valuable intelligence program.

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After months of pressure from Darfur activists, Steven Spielberg has withdrawn from his position as artistic adviser to the Beijing Olympics. Darfur activists are pressuring China because of the Chinese government's strong ties to Khartoum. Sudan is a key oil supplier for China.

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