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In a speech in New Mexico, Sen. John Kerry accuses President Bush of ignoring his own intelligence establishment's grim assessment of the situation in Iraq. Kerry's stepped-up attacks on Bush's policies are part of an effort to win over swing voters in closely contested states in the Southwest. Hear NPR's Scott Horsley.

Major League Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig agrees to testify before Congress about steroid use by players. The House Government Reform Committee also received documents subpoenaed from the league relating to its drug-testing program.

Thousands of Shia Muslims throng the streets of Basra to welcome back their exiled leader. Ayatollah Mohammad baqir Hakim had spent the last 23 years in Iran. U.S. officials, intent on a secular government for Iraq, are wary of Baqir's influence. NPR's Guy Raz reports.

Former lobbyist Jack Abramoff and his former business partner, Adam Kidan, are sentenced to five years and 10 months each after admitting to fraud in a Florida gambling scheme. The sentences could be reduced as both men cooperate with other government investigations.

Congressional investigators detail how lobbyists Jack Abramoff and Michael Scanlon collected and spent tens of millions of dollars from Indian tribes they represented. An Abramoff spokesman said the tribes gained "immense benefits" from the work.

Israeli demonstrators continue a standoff to oppose next month's planned withdrawal from Gaza. About 10,000 protestors have been camped out in a farming village in southern Israel since Monday. Israeli authorities said protesters would not be allowed to march in to Gaza as planned.

Immigration rights activists are calling for rallies and boycotts Tuesday against a federal crackdown on undocumented workers. In Chicago, one woman has avoided deportation for eight months by taking refuge in a church.

Over the past week, the Federal Reserve has made a serious of unprecedented moves to shore up confidence in the shaken investment community. Former Fed Vice Chairman Alan Blinder explains what the moves mean for taxpayers and the rest of the economy.

In softcover fiction, Will Self spelunks the depths of consciousness in a mental hospital; Amity Gaige divulges an East German immigrant's secrets; Cristina Garcia defines the space that separates a dictator from an exile; and Ayana Mathis follows the life of a mother during the Great Migration.

There are high expectations for the Cleveland Indians this season, following their World Series run last year. WKSU commentator Terry Pluto reflects on...