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Hundreds of Iranian women protested against gender discrimination, just five days before the country holds presidential elections. The demonstrations came as several people died in a series of explosions.

The head of character animation at DreamWorks, Rex Grignon, tells us what he's reading. Grignon worked on Shrek, DreamWorks' first film Antz, and on the new comedy Madagascar. His book choices are usually not job-related.

The United States will need a prison like that in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, until the war on terror is over, says Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld. Recent reports had suggested that the facility be closed.

College students -- and their parents -- could be forgiven for not knowing about a major called "Construction Management." But construction -- roughly 5 percent of the nation's economy -- is booming. And insiders say the industry is sorely in need of educated and trained managers.

Wal-Mart is closing a store in a small northern Quebec city after employees voted to unionize. The closure has the blue-collar town -- and the store's employees -- divided over who's to blame.

The House of Representatives approves an $82 billion supplemental spending bill that also seeks to impose new restrictions on state-issued driver's licenses. The package is a compromise worked out with the Senate, which is expected to add its approval next week.

Amy Sherman-Palladino is the creator and executive producer of Gilmore Girls a TV show on the WB network. The show is about a single mother and her daughter who are best friends. The mother was a teenager when she got pregnant with her daughter. The show is now in its fifth season. Season three is now out on DVD.

The Senate Foreign Relations Committee votes next week on John Bolton's nomination to be U.N. ambassador, even as staffers continue to explore charges of Bolton's abusive behavior and misuse of intelligence. Bolton's supporters in the White House and elsewhere are working to win over key senators and the public.

Will a gradual, region-by-region withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq begin next summer, as has been suggested? There is a growing sense of urgency to remove American troops, but turning the job over to Iraqi security forces is a complex prospect.

James Doohan, who immortalized the character of chief engineer Montgomery Scott on Star Trek, died Wednesday at the age of 85. During World War II, the actor, born in Vancouver, served as a captain in the Canadian Forces and led men into battle on D-Day. He passed away at his home in Washington State.