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A suicide car bombing in Baghdad kills the oldest member of Iraq's national assembly. Dhari Ali al-Fayadh, 87, died along with his son and at least two bodyguards. Many Iraqis say conditions are worse today than they were when U.S. administrators handed power to Iraqis a year ago. Statistics on bombings seem to bear that out.

Time magazine will hand over reporter Matthew Cooper's notes in response to a grand jury subpoena seeking to uncover a source who leaked a CIA operative's name. Cooper and New York Times reporter Judith Miller have been threatened with jail on contempt charges.

On the 10th consecutive night of urban unrest that started in Paris' immigrant-populated suburbs, the violence spreads to other French cities. For the first time Saturday night, the rioting reaches central Paris, where scores of cars were burned. And police are hard-pressed to control the attacks.

As violence continues in Baghdad, Iraq remains a central issue in the presidential election. In an interview with NPR's Robert Siegel, Sen. John Kerry assails the Bush administration's Iraq policies and stresses the need for more international support.

Accepting the Republican nomination for a second term, President Bush outlines proposals addressing education, health care and other domestic issues, while attacking Sen. John Kerry. But the post-Sept. 11 world and war on terrorism dominate Bush's speech. Hear NPR's Mara Liasson.

New data suggests charter school students are lagging behind their peers at public schools. That deals a blow to President Bush's education reforms, which offer charter schools as an alternative to "failing" public schools. Hear NPR's Steve Inskeep, Frederick Hess of the American Enterprise Institute and Jack Jennings of the Center on Education Policy.

The Senate Armed Services Committee holds hearings on prison abuse at Iraq's Abu Ghraib prison, leveling sharp criticism at the CIA. Army reports that the CIA brought dozens of "ghost" detainees to the prison led senators from both parties to call the practice "unacceptable." NPR's Mary Louise Kelly reports.

Less than two years after emerging from bankruptcy, US Airways once again seeks Chapter 11 protection from creditors. In its court filing, the carrier cited high fuel costs and failed cost-cutting negotiations from its labor unions, including pilots. NPR's Jack Speer reports.

The Senate Intelligence Committee confirms the nomination of retiring U.S. Rep. Porter Goss (R-FL) to head the CIA. Several Democrats vote against Goss, citing his past partisanship and saying he lacks independence in intelligence matters. The full Senate must still confirm Goss. Hear NPR's David Welna.

The U.S. military in Najaf gears up for a major assault on insurgents loyal to radical Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr. U.S. forces say they intend to enter Najaf's old city, site of the shrine of the Imam Ali, one of the holiest sites in Shiite Islam. Hear NPR's Noah Adams and Alex Berenson of The New York Times.