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In a speech Monday night, President Bush outlined a series of steps aimed at creating conditions for democratic self-rule in Iraq, including asking the United Nations for more international support. Bush also promised to destroy the Abu Ghraib prison with Iraqi consent. Critics say Bush's plan amounts to a rationale, not a strategy. NPR's Don Gonyea reports.

President Bush reportedly plans to endorse an investigation into intelligence failures regarding Iraq's weapons of mass destruction. The president previously declined to endorse calls by former chief U.S. weapons inspector David Kay for an independent inquiry. Hear NPR's Bob Edwards and NPR's Don Gonyea.

President Bush's decision to create another panel to investigate pre-war intelligence on Iraq angers many in the intelligence community. Intelligence experts say much of the information provided on Iraq was accurate, and accuse the Bush administration of spinning data to support the case for war. Hear NPR's Mary Louise Kelly.

Ahead of Tuesday's primary vote, Sen. John Edwards is in Madison, Wis., trying to drum up support and votes. Edwards is running a distant second in the race for the Democratic presidential nomination, behind frontrunner Sen. John Kerry. Hear NPR's John McChesney.

The next test for Democrats is Sunday in Maine's caucuses, with contests following Tuesday in Virginia and Tennessee. NPR's Brian Naylor speaks with Fred Bever of Maine Public Radio; Richmond Times-Dispatch political writer Tyler Whitley and Sandra Roberts, managing editor of opinion at The Tennessean in Nashville.

On a visit to Europe, U.S. Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld gives a spirited defense of the U.S. decision to go to war in Iraq and the wider policy of pre-emption. Rumsfeld spoke at the annual Munich Conference on Security Policy. NPR's Eric Westervelt reports.

Six U.S. soldiers die after their Black Hawk helicopter goes down near Tikrit. The Black Hawk may have been hit by hostile fire before crashing into a riverbank near Saddam Hussein's hometown. NPR's Peter Kenyon reports.

Massachusetts will make history Monday, when it becomes the first state in the nation to allow gay and lesbian couples to marry. Couples formed a line Sunday night at the City Hall building in Cambridge, Mass., waiting for one minute past midnight, when clerks will begin issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples.

President Bush welcomes the formation of Iraq's interim government, saying it brings the country closer to democracy. With the leadership named, the United States and Britain hope the U.N. will approve a Security Council resolution that details security arrangements and the transfer of sovereignty in Iraq. NPR's Vicky O'Hara reports.

As many as 2,000 people are feared dead in the wake of flooding and mudslides that devastated the Caribbean island of Hispaniola, divided between Haiti and the Dominican Republic. Rescue workers are rushing food, water and medical supplies to flood victims. Hundreds of people are missing in the two countries. Hear NPR's Gerry Hadden.