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Iraqi Kurds send a letter to President Bush expressing concerns over the country's new leadership and threatening to withdraw from the interim government. The minority Kurds say they are not adequately represented in the body. Hear NPR's Robert Siegel and Ambassador Peter Galbraith of the Center for Arms Control and Nonproliferation.

The lawsuit accuses the Biden administration of violating immigration laws through policies that have led to people being released from detention after crossing the U.S. border with Mexico.

Richard Bangs, a travel and adventure writer for MSNBC, talks with NPR's Alex Chadwick about his expedition with the first group of Americans to trek across Libya's deserts since the United States lifted its travel ban to that country. Bangs is writing about his Libya trip this week in Slate.

NPR's Tavis Smiley talks to commentator Michael Eric Dyson about the legacy of former President Ronald Reagan and his impact on America's minorities.

A group of American human rights lawyers is suing two U.S. civilian contracting companies, saying the contractors conspired to torture detainees in U.S.-run prisons in Iraq. The lawyers say both the contractors and the government were involved in a "torture conspiracy" and should be prosecuted. NPR's Ari Shapiro reports.

NPR's Alex Chadwick talks to NPR's Deborah Amos, reporting from Baghdad, about the reaction in Iraq to the United Nations resolution supporting the American and British plan for handing over power in Iraq. The U.N. Security Council unanimously passed the resolution on Tuesday.

The Sept. 11 Commission releases a timeline and audio tapes for American Airlines Flight 77, which crashed into the Pentagon.

The Sept. 11 Commission releases a timeline and audio tapes for American Airlines Flight 11, one of the planes that crashed into the World Trade Center.

The war crimes trial of former Yugoslav president Slobodan Milosevic is thrown in doubt over reports of Milosevic's worsening health. The trial, already two years old, has faced many delays, as Milosevic, acting as his own lawyer, has required many concessions over his health. NPR's Sylvia Poggioli reports.

In rural North Dakota, crime is becoming increasingly violent and related to alcohol and drugs -- especially methamphetamine. We follow Williams County's Sheriff Scott Busching for an in-depth look at the challenges of policing America's outback. Hear NPR's Howard Berkes.

Helen Hartness Flanders spent 35 years preserving Vermont's vanishing folk songs. She eventually collected more than 4,000 songs by carrying sound equipment to remote corners of the state -- and by charming residents into singing for her.

The collaboration of guitarist Phil Wandscher and singer Jesse Sykes started from the ashes of broken bands. Wandscher had been fired from the legendary alternative country band Whiskeytown, which he started with Ryan Adams. Jesse Sykes' band Hominy had dissolved around the same time her marriage came to an end. Now the two are featuring Wandscher's lyrical guitar style and Sykes' smoke-tinged voice. Critic Meredith Ochs reviews their CD, from Jesse Sykes and the Sweet Hereafter called Oh, My Girl.

House lawmakers approve a corporate tax-cut bill worth $150 billion. Some conservative Republicans voted against the plan, fearing it could increase the federal deficit. But it passed with the help of some Democrats, who received a wide variety of unrelated provisions for their support. Hear NPR's David Welna.

At a NASA press briefing today, scientists said that comets are more than just a loose collection of space rubble. They can be solid bodies with craters and other geological features. The findings come from observations by the Stardust spacecraft, which had a close encounter with the comet Wild 2 in January. NPR's Richard Harris reports.

Texas State Rep. Al Edwards has a conversation with NPR's Allison Keyes about the history of "Juneteenth." Edwards sponsored a bill 25 years ago officially making the celebration a state holiday. He discusses its historical significance.

An increasing number of men are trading in briefcases for bibs. It's a bit of a cultural evolution, as more and more fathers find that they enjoy being involved as parents. And the younger the children are when they bond, the stronger the relationship. NPR's Susan Stamberg talks with reporter Bonnie Erbe, who studies family matters.

A Senate Intelligence Committee report blames the CIA for giving the Bush administration bad information leading to the war in Iraq. The bipartisan panel concluded that assertions about stockpiles of weapons of mass destruction were flatly wrong. The report concluded that there was no evidence that the administration pressured agencies to produce false reports. NPR's David Welna reports.

With a summer filled with blockbuster films, it's not easy for a low-budget, independent film to make an impression. But a few do. NPR's Bob Mondello has a review of one indie gem, Maria Full Of Grace.

U.S. forces suspend offensive operations in Najaf and radical cleric Muqtada al-Sadr promises to pull his armed supporters out of the city in the latest sign of a potential end to the standoff there. U.S.-led military and militia loyal to the Shiite leader have been engaged in skirmishes in the area for nearly two months. NPR's Peter Kenyon reports.

Teams of volunteers with the Library of Congress Veterans History Project are fanning out across the National Mall beginning Friday to collect stories from World War II veterans. The goal is to collect as many oral histories as possible. All Things Considered follows one of those teams, and listens in on some of those stories.

NPR's Robert Siegel speaks with Patrick Cockburn, correspondent for Great Britain's Independent newspaper, about Iyad Allawi, the man picked by Iraq's U.S.-appointed governing council lead the nation's interim government beginning July 1. They discuss Allawi's time as an exile, and the potential problems with his selection.

California's attorney general plans to file a civil suit against Enron, charging the bankrupt energy-trading firm with market manipulation during the Western power crisis that began in 2000. The suit will seek millions of dollars in damages and the return of profits arising from Enron's alleged market rigging. NPR's Elaine Korry reports.

It will improve the flow of planes over the state as more people are traveling.

U.S. officials confirm the FBI is investigating whether Ahmad Chalabi told Iranian agents that the United States had broken their country's communications code. Chalabi, a formerly exiled Iraqi leader now back in Baghdad, provided the United States with details, now discredited, about Saddam Hussein's weapons program. NPR's Mary Louise Kelly reports.

Farm subsidies have been the topic of debate for some time among farmers. Critics say the benefits make the rich farmers richer, while putting smaller farms out of business. Commentator Antonio Gonzalez talks to NPR's Tavis Smiley about the problem.