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The late investigative reporter Jack Anderson used many government sources to cover stories. His family wants to donate his papers to George Washington University. But the FBI wants to review the archive and remove items it deems confidential. Anderson's family plans to fight the request.

Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld testifies before the Senate Appropriations Committee to urge approval of the Bush administration's latest emergency funding request. The Bush administration has requested $91 billion, mainly to pay for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.

A U.N. probe finds evidence of involvement by both Syrian and Lebanese officials in the assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri earlier this year. The report indicates a need for further inquiry, and the Lebanese have asked the United Nations to continue its probe until Dec. 15, when the mandate runs out.

The retrial of former Tyco CEO Dennis Kozlowski and Chief Financial Officer Mark H. Swartz ends in convictions for both men on charges including grand larceny and stock fraud. They were accused of stealing more than $600 million from the company.

President Bush visits New Orleans and nearby parishes that were hard-hit by Hurricane Katrina. The president spent the night aboard the USS Iwo Jima docked in the Mississippi River near downtown New Orleans.

Democratic Gov. Kathy Hochul will face Lee Zeldin, a Republican congressman, in the New York race for governor. The state has more than twice as many registered Democrats than Republicans.

The Chinese leader is expected to speak about Hong Kong's future at a ceremony Friday marking the return of the former British colony to Chinese rule on July 1, 1997.

In the last two weeks, the team drafted an NBA-ready college standout and signed two key players to contract extensions.

In their new book, Annoying: The Science Of What Bugs Us, NPR Science Correspondent Joe Palca and Science Friday's Flora Lichtman set out to examine why certain things — and people — drive us bananas.

What do Wikipedia and Craigslist have in common with the Tea Party movement? They succeed by being decentralized, says Rod Beckstrom, co-author of the management book The Starfish and the Spider.