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Two students at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) develop an online music sharing system that allows people to listen to music, but not download or distribute it. Keith Winstein and Josh Mandel say the system is legal. NPR's Chris Arnold reports.

Former Iraqi Defense Minister Sultan Hashim Ahmed surrenders to U.S. forces in Mosul after weeks of negotiations. Ahmed remains a popular figure with many Iraqis, and that affects the manner in which American officials are dealing with him. Hear NPR's Emily Harris.

After a meeting at Camp David, U.S. President George Bush and Russian President Vladimir say they can work through some -- though perhaps not all -- of their differences on Iraq, Iran and other pressing matters. NPR's Don Gonyea reports.

The House Appropriations Committee approves President Bush's $87 billion funding request for Iraq and Afghanistan with few amendments. The panel defeats Democratic attempts to make part of the money a loan -- or rescind Bush's tax cuts to pay for it. Hear NPR's Peter Overby.

A suicide car bomber rams a barricade outside a hotel full of Americans, and the explosion kills at least six bystanders and injures dozens more. It is the second car bombing in the past four days. NPR's Tom Bullock reports.

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.