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Senior news analyst Daniel Schorr says that a strong showing by Hamas in Wednesday's Palestinian election could turn out to be a thorn in the side of both Israel and the Bush administration.

The presidential election in Haiti has been postponed for the third time amid continuing violence and a lack of trained poll workers and equipment. Elections, set for Dec. 27, are now scheduled for Jan. 8. Michele Norris talks with Mark Schneider, senior vice president and special adviser on Latin America for the International Crisis Group.

The latest Steven Soderbergh movie, Bubble, opens Friday. It will be released simultaneously in theaters and on pay TV. Next week it will be released on DVD. Some say that kind of release is the way of the future, but theater owners are objecting.

Hamas has been declared the official winner of this week's Palestinian parliamentary elections. The Islamist militant group will control 76 seats in the 132-member Palestinian Legislative Council. Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas said he would consult on the formation of a new government.

Middle East expert Edward S. Walker discusses U.S. policy so far toward Hamas and how Wednesday's election may affect that policy. Walker is president and CEO of the Middle East Institute and former Assistant Secretary of State of Near Eastern Affairs and ambassador to Israel.

Drug maker Merck says it will close or sell a manufacturing plant in Danville, Pa., that employs about 450 people. But despite negative press about Vioxx, residents are standing by the company, which supports local schools and provides some of the best jobs in the area.

The Oct. 8 earthquake in Pakistan has left more than 3 million people at risk of disease and exposure as the winter intensifies. The earthquake killed more than 73,000 people, but aid officials warn this number will rise unless survivors get adequate shelter.

As part of Fresh Air's annual 10 Best edition, film critic David Edelstein offers his take on the year's crop of movies. And as part of his conversation with Terry Gross, Edelstein discusses movies opening this holiday season.

A new study shows that 35 percent of troops returning from Iraq are seeking help for mental-health issues. Most of the problems are easily treatable, but more than one in 10 soldiers are diagnosed with a serious mental illness such as post-traumatic stress disorder, anxiety or depression.

General Motors and Ford are preparing to slash jobs and close plants, while foreign car makers like Toyota are continuing to build new ones in the South. Toyota's Georgetown, Ky., plant is booming -- and still non-union.