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Guerrillas operating in southern Lebanon fired Katyusha rockets into northern Israel again last night.

March 4th was the traditional inauguration day for U.S. Presidents in the first few generations of the republic. And so it was on this date in 1849 that David Rice Atchison unofficially served for one day as President of the United States.

House Republicans are ready to roll back the new ethics rules instituted earlier in the year. Democrats had claimed the change was designed to protect embattled Majority Leader Tom DeLay.

The Washington Nationals play their home opener at RFK Stadium Thursday, the first regular season Major League game in the capital in 34 years. Michele Norris talks with Mike Wise of the Washington Post.

Human rights groups are assisting U.S. forces gathering files, testimony, and physical evidence that could be used to bring crimes against humanity charges against senior officials of Saddam Hussein's regime. NPR's Chris Joyce reports.

Former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein confirms in court that he approved death sentences for Shiite villagers in the early 1980s, saying they were guilty of attempting to assassinate him. A day earlier, the government filed charges of genocide against Saddam for his treatment of Iraq's Kurdish minority in the 1980s.

U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and British Foreign Secretary Jack Straw make a surprise visit to Iraq and urge political leaders there to form a government as soon as possible. Steve Inskeep talks to Jamie Tarabay.

Iran says it is now enriching uranium for use in nuclear power and will ramp up the program in coming years. In Washington, there is talk of a military strike against Iran because of fears it will develop nuclear arms. Steve Inskeep talks to Matthew Bunn, a senior research associate at Harvard's Kennedy School of Government.

Immigration law protests continue around the country, even as the Senate bill to change the law is stalled in Congress. Marches over the weekend took place in many cities, including Dallas, San Diego and Miami. More are planned for Monday, including a large rally in Washington, D.C.

At St. George's Chapel in Windsor, hundreds of hat-clad guests attended the ceremonial blessing marking the marriage of Prince Charles and Camilla Parker Bowles. Damian Barr, a commentator with the Times of London, tells Jennifer Ludden about the royal event.