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President Bush fires a rhetorical broadside at an al Qaeda leader who aimed videotaped threats at the United States and Great Britain. After al Qaeda's No. 2 leader, Ayman al-Zawahri, released a statement, Bush vowed to continue the mission in Iraq until it is complete.

Facing sporadic resistance from Iraqi troops, U.S. Army tanks enter Baghdad while armored vehicles encircle the Iraqi capital, a U.S. Central Command spokesman says. Col. David Perkins of the 3rd Infantry Division says U.S.-led forces will increase their stranglehold on the city and "take bites and pieces at a time until the regime does collapse." Hear NPR's Anne Garrels and NPR's Eric Westervelt.

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Texas Sen. Ted Cruz is endorsing former Ohio Treasurer Josh Mandel in the heated Republican primary for the open U.S. Senate seat in Ohio's Midwestern battleground.

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U.S. officials say Saddam Hussein's regime appears to have lost hold of Baghdad, though some fighting continues. Security forces and government officials have disappeared, replaced by looters, and a crowd of Iraqi citizens, with th help of a U.S. Marine vehicle, topples a 40-foot statue of Saddam Hussein. U.S. Brig. Gen. Vincent Brooks says the regime "is in disarray and much of Iraq is free from years of oppression." Hear NPR News.

U.S. officials take custody of a former Iraqi spy chief. The arrest of Farouk Hijazi comes a day after Tariq Aziz, Iraq's highly visible former deputy prime minister, turned himself in to U.S. officials. Some believe Aziz may be able to disclose information on the status of Saddam Hussein. Hear NPR's Bob Edwards and NPR's Guy Raz.

In an effort to attract more foreign contributions, the Bush administration circulates a draft resolution within the U.N. Security Council that authorizes the creation of a multinational force in Iraq under U.S. command. The cost of the U.S. operation in Iraq continues to mount, and reports suggest the White House will ask Congress for about $60 billion in aid. Hear NPR's Vicky O'Hara.

Former FBI head Louis Freeh and Attorney General John Ashcroft were among the law enforcement officials who testified before the panel investigating U.S. attempts to prevent terrorism Tuesday. Hear NPR's Robert Siegel and NPR's Larry Abramson; NPR's Melissa Block, former deputy U.S. Attorney General Philip Heymann and former FBI official Harry "Skip" Brandon.

Former FBI director Louis Freeh is among the law enforcement officials from the Bush and Clinton administrations set to testify before the Sept. 11 commission this week. Many security analysts have said the FBI was focused solely on investigating past crimes instead of prevention. Hear NPR's Larry Abramson, NPR's Robert Siegel and Chitra Ragavan of U.S. News and World Report.