Spy's Contact Tests Positive for Radiation Poisoning

ByABC News
December 1, 2006, 5:10 PM

December 1, 2006 -- Letters 'Revealed Secret Hit Squad'
Detectives are investigating letters smuggled out of Russia purporting to show the existence of a secret squad set up to target poisoned spy Alexander Litvinenko and others. (Press Association)

Analysis: Polonium 210
By Peter D. Zimmerman
The first known radiological assassination. [By Subscritpion](Wallstreet Journal)

Five Iraqis Killed, 14 Bodies Found as Parliament Meets
A suicide bomber attacked a police recruiting station on Wednesday in Fallujah, killing five people in an attack apparently aimed at discouraging Sunni Arabs from joining the force, police said. (The Mail and Guardian)

Commission to Recommend Troop Withdrawal in 2008
Sources familiar with the eagerly awaited report by the Iraq Study Group say it will call for gradually removing U.S. combat forces out of Iraq. Although the report does not set any firm timetables or deadlines, ABC News has learned it sets a goal of withdrawing those combat troops by the first quarter of 2008. (ABC News)

U.S. Warns Of Al Qaeda Cyber Threat
The US government has warned of an al-Qaeda call to attack US online stock market and banking services. (BBC)