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On the third night of the GOP convention, Vice President Dick Cheney and Sen. Zell Miller, a Georgia Democrat, assail Sen. John Kerry, calling him weak on national security and accusing him of changing his stance on Iraq.

Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr agrees to disarm and withdraw his militia from the Imam Ali shrine in Najaf, promising a possible end to two weeks of fighting. Negotiations with the cleric began several days ago. Hear NPR's Ivan Watson.

President Bush and Democratic challenger Sen. John Kerry turn their attention to domestic issues. Kerry discussed health care in Des Moines, Iowa, while Bush talked about small business growth in Colmar, Penn. Hear NPR's Michele Norris and NPR's Mara Liasson.

Fighting resumes in Najaf after a collapse in truce talks between Iraqi officials and radical Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr. Mortar shells hit Baghdad near where delegates are meeting to choose a national assembly. Hear NPR's Liane Hansen and John Burns of The New York Times.

Vice President Dick Cheney will formally accept the Republican Party's nomination for a second term as President Bush's running mate Wednesday night. Over the last four years, Cheney has been Bush's most influential adviser, an emissary to conservatives and a lightning rod for critics. NPR's Brian Naylor reports.

Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez appears to have survived a recall referendum. The polling, which took place Sunday, gave Chavez an estimated 58 percent of the vote. Former President Jimmy Carter said his team of international election observers found no elements of fraud in the voting. Hear NPR's Michele Norris and NPR's Martin Kaste.

Sen. John Kerry sharply critiques President Bush's policy in Iraq, saying he would protect soldiers better if he were in office. The Democratic nominee's speech to the American Legion went against the tradition of candidates taking a break during opponents' party conventions. NPR's Greg Allen reports.

NPR's Scott Simon talks with Washington Post reporter Karl Vick in Najaf. An agreement to halt fighting in Najaf was reached between the Iraqi government and Muqtada al-Sadr this week. U.S. forces and militants loyal to al-Sadr battled for weeks before the deal was brokered by Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani.

An apparent suicide car bomber kills at least 47 people, wounding more than 100. The blast occurred near a police station where recruits were lined up outside. A group suspected of ties to Al Qaeda claimed responsibility for the attack. NPR's Peter Kenyon reports.

An Army investigation finds that more than two dozen members of an intelligence unit at Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq played a role in abuses of prisoners there. The head of the investigation says there was "serious misconduct and a loss of moral values" at Abu Ghraib. NPR's Eric Westervelt reports.