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Sen. John Kerry defeats rivals Sen. John Edwards and former Vermont governor Howard Dean in the Wisconsin presidential primary, according to network exit polls. Kerry, the frontrunner in the contest to be the Democratic nominee, withstood a tight race with Edwards. Hear NPR's Scott Horsley.

Former Vermont governor Howard Dean announces he will end his presidential campaign, a day after placing a distant third in Wisconsin's primary. Dean says he will continue to use his grassroots organization to transform the Democratic Party and defeat President Bush. Hear NPR News.

U.S. Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld warns Syria to stop shipping military gear, including night-vision equipment, to Iraqi forces. He says "such trafficking" amounts to "hostile acts," and says Syria will be held accountable. Hear NPR News.

The U.S. military investigates the possibility that an American Patriot missile caused the crash of a Navy F/A-18. U.S. forces are searching near Karbala for the pilot of the downed fighter jet. Hear NPR's Nick Spicer.

U.S. Marines pushing to the center of Baghdad from the east are expected to link up with Army troops moving in from the west. The Marines' advance is met with sporadic resistance. Hear NPR's John Burnett.

President Bush will soon declare an official end to the war in Iraq and outline his plans to rebuild that country, White House officials say. Meanwhile, U.S. military officials say water and electricity have been restored to large portions of the Baghdad. NPR News reports.

At least nine people are killed and several others injured in Baghdad after a munitions dump near a heavily populated neighborhood catches fire. U.S. soldiers say unidentified assailants had fired flares into the depot, sparking explosions. NPR's Guy Raz reports.

President Bush's formal request for another $87 billion for Iraq and Afghanistan arrives on Capitol Hill. Four Senate committees promise hearings on the funding request. NPR's David Welna reports.

Khalil Naimi, first secretary to the Iranian embassy in Baghdad, is shot and killed in his car by unnamed assailants. The assassination comes as an Iranian delegation is in Iraq to mediate in the standoff between U.S. forces in Najaf and radical Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr. Hear NPR's Philip Reeves.

President Bush marks the first anniversary of the start of the U.S.-led war in Iraq. In a White House address, President Bush says that every country has a duty to "fight and destroy" the threat of terrorism. Hear NPR's Bob Edwards and NPR's Don Gonyea.