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Major League Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig agrees to testify before Congress about steroid use by players. The House Government Reform Committee also received documents subpoenaed from the league relating to its drug-testing program.

Microsoft releases its "Antispyware Beta" as a free download, without saying if consumers will have to pay for it in the future. It works like other free tools available from other providers, scanning computers for software known to have ill inent.

A San Francisco County Superior Court judge overturns California's ban on gay marriage. Judge Richard Kramer ruled the ban unconstitutional and said withholding marriage licenses from same-sex couples violated their civil rights. Supporters of the ban plan to appeal the decision.

Protesters demonstrating against President Bush's policies on the event of his second inauguration speech are confined to a small area along the parade route, and the central Washington, D.C., area is all but closed down amid very tight security. Hear NPR's Alex Chadwick and NPR's Larry Abramson.

Forecasters in the Energy Department do not anticipate a break from sky-high gasoline prices this summer, with prices expected to average $2.28 a gallon between now and September. Beyond the gas pump, shippers and manufacturers are also being affected by high crude oil prices.

Iraq's national assembly elects a Sunni Muslim as its speaker. The selection of Hajim al-Hassani ends weeks of stalemate between Kurds and Shiites. Now, the legislative body is focusing on choosing a president and prime minister -- and then a cabinet.

Jalal Talabani is leader of one of the two main Kurdish factions in Iraq, and is likely to become Iraq's next president. The job is largely ceremonial, but the symbolism would be significant for the Kurds. Talabani is expected to present a series of tough demands for Kurdish autonomy.

The U.S. Senate begins debate on changes to consumer bankruptcy laws. Business groups started trying eight years ago to put new restrictions on bankruptcy filings by consumers. The number of filings was soaring at the time. More recently, they've declined, but the plan remains a Republican priority.

Forty-two of the nation's governors come to Washington to demand more funding for education at the National Education Summit. At issue are the costs many states are incurring in their attempts to follow the No Child Left Behind Act.

Despite recent publicity over government-produced news, the U.S. Department of Agriculture continues to crank out such programming for local radio stations. A look at journalistic independence and the government's involvement in local radio broadcasts.