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The Bush administration on Thursday lowered the national terror alert level from orange to yellow, suggesting the threat of an imminent terrorist attack on U.S. soil has eased somewhat. Hear NPR's Robert Siegel and NPR's Melissa Block.

Baghdad's nearly 5 million residents prepare for a war that seems inevitable. The streets of Baghdad are surprisingly calm, and a top aide to Saddam Hussein appears in public to refute rumors he had defected. NPR's Anne Garrels reports.

Iranian officials say misunderstandings about the scope of the investigation performed by the International Atomic Energy Agency have led inspectors to discover elements of Iran's nuclear technology program that it had failed to declare openly. NPR's Mike Shuster reports.

U.S. Marines pushing to the center of Baghdad from the east are expected to link up with Army troops moving in from the west. The Marines' advance is met with sporadic resistance. Hear NPR's John Burnett.

Host Bob Edwards catches up with freshmen Sens. Mark Pryor and John Sununu, six months into their first term in the United States Senate. It's Edwards' third visit with Pryor, a Democrat from Arkansas, and Sununu, a Republican from New Hampshire, since they were elected in November.

President Bush's formal request for another $87 billion for Iraq and Afghanistan arrives on Capitol Hill. Four Senate committees promise hearings on the funding request. NPR's David Welna reports.

President Bush marks the first anniversary of the start of the U.S.-led war in Iraq. In a White House address, President Bush says that every country has a duty to "fight and destroy" the threat of terrorism. Hear NPR's Bob Edwards and NPR's Don Gonyea.

The town of Batavia, Ohio, holds a vigil for Matt Maupin, the U.S. Army soldier who is being held hostage in Iraq. Ann Thompson of member station WVXU reports.

The four remaining candidates for the Democratic presidential nomination debate today in New York, ahead of nine primaries and one caucus on Tuesday. NPR's Liane Hansen talks with NPR's Scott Horsley.

Sen. John Kerry of Massachusetts wins the Democratic caucuses in Washington state, and holds a commanding lead as votes are counted in Michigan. Hear NPR's Steve Inskeep, NPR's Wendy Kaufman and NPR's David Schaper.