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Two Democratic congressmen say that Halliburton is overcharging the United States for gasoline it imports into Iraq, citing lower gas prices elsewhere in the country. The company says its price reflects the cost of doing business in a hostile area. NPR's John Burnett reports.

The Senate Intelligence Committee is preparing a document that says the CIA may have exaggerated the threat posed by Iraq, according to a report in The Washington Post. The CIA rejects that criticism, and some of the Democrats on the Senate panel say they believe the CIA is being made a scapegoat. NPR's David Welna reports.

On Morning Edition, NPR's Bob Edwards interviews George Zambelli Jr., whose grandfather emigrated from Italy to start a fireworks manufacturing business now into its fourth generation. "It's a way to paint the skies," Zambelli says.

In the northern Iraq city of Kirkuk, nearly 300 invited delegates meet to choose a 30-member municipal council with help from American organizers. A final announcement of the council's composition was delayed until Sunday after objections from some participants. NPR's Ivan Watson reports.

U.S. Air Force Maj. Kate McGraw works in the mortuary at Dover Air Force Base in Delaware, where the remains of American troops arrive from Iraq. McGraw talks about learning to cope with her emotions and work in a military morgue.

Speaking to Marines at Camp Lejeune in North Carolina, President Bush says "a vise is closing" on Saddam Hussein's regime and that the United States "will not stop until Iraq is free." Bush also offers condolences to families of Marines killed in the war with Iraq. NPR's Don Gonyea reports.

One Marine dies and 20 more are wounded in battles on the streets of Baghdad. And more Marines are injured in a suicide bombing. Meanwhile, crowds roam the streets, some looting government offices, others cheering on U.S. troops. NPR's Anne Garrels reports.

The CDC revises estimates of the number of SARS cases in the United States. The new number is much lower than previous counts, since the CDC no longer includes in the total those "suspected" of having the illness. NPR's Joanne Silberner reports.

President Bush is expected to name Paul Bremer, a former State Department official, as Iraq's civil administrator. The move could be a sign that Secretary of State Colin Powell's influence over postwar Iraq policy is rising. NPR's Michele Kelemen reports.

The U.S. Senate releases thousands of pages of transcripts from closed-door hearings held by Sen. Joseph McCarthy. The committee McCarthy chaired in the mid-1950s interrogated political and cultural figures in an anti-Communist crusade. Hear NPR's David Welna.