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The Bush administration considers removing several animals from the Endangered Species List, saying the populations are now large enough to survive without protection. But ecologists say headcounts are only one way to measure whether a species has recovered. Hear NPR's John Nielsen.

At the United Nations, President Bush defends his decision to go to war in Iraq and calls on the international community to help in reconstruction. But some member countries and Secretary-General Kofi Annan still question the legitimacy of the U.S.-led war. NPR's Vicky O'Hara reports.

Catholics and evangelical Christians are among swing voters key to this year's presidential race, a new poll finds. Many voters who describe themselves as religious say the economy and foreign policy are more important this year than cultural issues. Hear NPR's Renee Montagne and political scientist John Green.

A pair of car bombings in Iraq kills more than 45 people and wounds some 200. Among the dead were 35 children, killed during a ceremony for the inauguration of a new sewage facility. U.S. troops were handing out candy at the opening. NPR's Peter Kenyon reports.

Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry emphasizes the importance of stem cell research, a subject of disagreement between Kerry and President Bush. Speaking in Portsmouth, N.H., Kerry questioned the president's decision-making style and the influence of GOP extremists. NPR's Scott Horsley reports.

Recent polls show President Bush and Sen. Kerry running in a dead heat as Election Day nears. After Wednesday's final presidential debate, the race will enter the final stretch. Hear NPR's Mara Liasson and Stan Greenberg, an adviser to the Kerry campaign; and Bill McInturf, a Republican who conducts the Wall Street Journal/NBC poll.

Singer Beyonce Knowles wins five awards at the 46th annual Grammys Sunday for her first solo CD, Dangerously in Love. Speakerboxxx/The Love Below, from hip-hop duo OutKast, wins album of the year, while Coldplay takes home the record of the year award. Hear NPR's Mandalit del Barco.

Sen. John Kerry declares himself able to win in any U.S. region as he celebrates winning the Democratic presidential primaries in Virginia and Tennessee. Kerry cites the support of his fellow veterans as he defeated two Southerners, Sen. John Edwards and retired Gen. Wesley Clark. Hear NPR's Michele Norris, Kerry and NPR's David Welna.

Sen. John Kerry of Massachusetts wins his first presidential contests in the South, soundly defeating Sen. John Edwards of North Carolina in Virginia and Tennessee. Retired Gen. Wesley Clark is a distant third in both states. Hear NPR's Michele Norris, NPR's David Welna and NPR's Greg Allen.

President George W. Bush drops his resistance to extending the deadline for the commission investigating the Sept. 11 terror attacks. The commission has asked Congress for two more months to conduct its inquiry, extending its deadline to July. Bush is now asking Congress to grant the request. NPR's Don Gonyea reports.