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The House of Representatives will be under new management in 2007, but leadership posts within each party are undecided. Maryland's Steny Hoyer wants to be Majority Leader, but Nancy Pelosi backing Rep. John Murtha. Republican Speaker, Dennis Hastert, says he won't run for a leadership post, creating room at the top for the new minority party.

In ruling against the detainees, the court said that "high officers who face personal liability for damages might refrain from taking urgent and lawful action in a time of crisis."

Each Friday on Cincinnati Edition we present an in-depth look at the developments behind the headlines.

His announcement comes a day after the House Ethics Committee said it opened an investigation into the harassment allegations leveled at the 37-year-old freshman congressman from Nevada.

Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall's office asked the state Supreme Court on Wednesday to set an execution date for Alan Eugene Miller. The state said the execution would use nitrogen.

Western lawmakers and members of Congress are pushing to change the Endangered Species Act. They want states to have more control over which animals and plants the act protects.

NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with Abby Livingston of The Texas Tribune about Rep. Mac Thornberry's retirement. It marks the sixth such announcement from a Texas Republican in the last few weeks.

From the ancient "Day of the Dead" melody to depictions of ghouls and witches, composers have long tapped into the dark side to serve up some deliciously devilish music.

Spain has recorded more than 255,000 Venezuelans living in the country, with estimates even higher, as families flee the South American country in deep crisis.

Attacks among Democratic presidential campaigns are getting sharper. Amid simmering hostility, the candidates will be face-to-face tonight in Des Moines for the last debate before the Iowa caucuses.