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President Bush, campaigning in Western swing states, repeats his stance that the invasion and occupation of Iraq is part of the fight against the al Qaeda terrorist network. A report to the Sept. 11 commission, delivered this week, concluded there is "no credible evidence" that such a link existed. NPR's Don Gonyea reports.

Former Enron CEO Kenneth Lay is indicted by a grand jury on unnamed charges related to the energy company's collapse. Lay, who insists on his innocence, plans to surrender to authorities in Houston Thursday morning, when a hearing is scheduled. NPR's Melissa Block talks with Mary Flood of The Houston Chronicle.

Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas's new autobiography has just been published. Titled My Grandfather's Son, it covers his life up to his swearing in as a member of the high court.

A new book offers a fresh perspective on Christian fundamentalism, arguing against the common stereotypes of being rigid and unapologetically dogmatic. Author Brett Grainger discusses, In The World But Not of It: One Family's Militant Faith and the History of Fundamentalism in America.

Writer Sherman Alexie is out with his first book for young adults. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian tracks the misadventures of a young teen, Arnold Spirit, Jr., who decides to leave the Spokane Indian Reservation to attend an all-white high school.

BBC correspondent Alan Johnston, who was abducted in the Gaza Strip earlier this year and held for nearly four months, writes a book about his ordeal. Kidnapped: And Other Dispatches describes his ordeal. He says a radio brought by guards offered a lifeline and psychological boost.

World music DJ Betto Arcos is back with a stash of music he collected while traveling through Portugal, including a song by someone he considers to be the Frank Sinatra of fado.

The Global Village host is back with a stack of music that tests the sonic limits of the squeezebox.

Federal environmental officials and General Electric announce a deal for the long-delayed cleanup of the Hudson River. GE dumped more than a million pounds of PCBs into the river before the federal government banned the substance in 1977. Andrea Bernstein of member station WNYC reports.

In a new book, two British investigative journalists dig into the story of Pakistan's clandestine nuclear network — and America's role not just in condoning its ally's nuclear ambitions, but aiding them. Adrian Levy and Catherine Scott-Clark are senior correspondents for the Guardian newspaper; their book is titled Deception: Pakistan, the United States, and the Secret Trade in Nuclear Weapons.