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It's been a year since Congress gave President Bush a green light to go to war in Iraq. Now, six months after Saddam Hussein was ousted from power, Congress must decide on the president's request for an additional $87 billion -- most of which would be used to pay for Iraq's reconstruction. NPR's David Welna reports.

Rockets strike Baghdad's Al-Rashid Hotel, the temporary home for many U.S. military and civilian personnel in Iraq. The building was damaged, but no injuries were reported. U.S. authorities say projectiles also hit nearby Iraqi homes. Hear NPR's Scott Simon and NPR's Emily Harris.

Stopped short of his target by a barrier and a hail of bullets, a suicide bomber's car explodes near a hotel filled with foreigners, including many Americans. At least six people are killed and dozens wounded outside the Baghdad Hotel, where members of Iraq's Governing Council were also believed to be staying. Hear NPR's Deborah Amos.

The International Committee of the Red Cross is considering cutting back operations in Iraq following the deaths of 12 people at its Baghdad headquarters Monday. Other aid groups are withdrawing staff from Iraq, including Doctors Without Borders and others from Greece and Germany. Hear Marc Joolen of Doctors Without Borders.

Three scientists win this year's Nobel Prize for physics for their work with superfluids and superconductivity. The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences cites Alexei Abrikosov, Anthony Leggett and Vitaly Ginzburg for their theories. Hear NPR's David Kestenbaum.

After several days of relative calm, violence erupts in Iraq. Two separate attacks leave three U.S. soldiers dead and at least two others wounded. In Baghdad, an Iraqi government building comes under attack. Elsewhere in the capital, hundreds of jobless demonstrators pelt American soldiers with rocks. Hear NPR's Deborah Amos.

As actor Arnold Schwarzenegger denies a new flurry of allegations about past sexual misconduct, a poll shows 54 percent of the population still supports the recall of California Gov. Gray Davis. Voters will decide Davis's fate -- and select a potential successor -- on Tuesday. Hear NPR's Steve Inskeep and NPR's Richard Gonzales.

U.S. forces raid three homes near Saddam Hussein's hometown of Tikrit, detaining several Iraqis. Six months after the end of major combat in Iraq, progress in rebuilding the country is offset by continued disenchantment with American occupying forces. NPR's Guy Raz reports.

Demonstrators gathered in San Francisco and Washington, D.C., Saturday to protest U.S. military operations in Iraq. The protesters demanded that U.S. troops be returned home immediately, although some acknowledged that their request may not be practical. Hear NPR's Andrea Seabrook.

Paul Bremer, the U.S. civilian administrator in Iraq, says American forces will seek to hasten the pace of handing security duties to Iraqis. Civil defense recruits are being trained in the Sunni Triangle, the region most hostile to the U.S. presence. NPR's Jacki Lyden reports.