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Hurricane Charley is upgraded to a Category 4 storm. The storm's sustained winds reach 145 mph as it bears down on Florida's west coast. Charley is expected to make landfall near Ft. Myers. An estimated 1.5 million have been urged to evacuate coastal and low-lying areas. Hear NPR News.

Sen. John Kerry spends the holiday weekend campaigning in Minnesota, Wisconsin and Iowa, appealing to rural voters. But the presumptive Democratic nominee is not yet saying who he will choose as a running mate. Hear NPR's Mike Pesca.

In a searing 511-page report, the Senate Intelligence Committee concludes that the CIA delivered a badly flawed assessment of the situation in Iraq leading up to the war that toppled Saddam Hussein. NPR's Vicky O'Hara reports.

The 9-11 Commission will reportedly urge that a new "czar" be created to oversee all U.S. intelligence-gathering operations. Hear NPR's Susan Stamberg and New York Times reporter Philip Shenon.

Israel's attorney general has decided not to prosecute Prime Minister Ariel had been accused of accepting bribes from a real estate developer, but the attorney general concluded there was not enough evidence to pursue the case. Hear NPR's Peter Kenyon.

Two U.S. soldiers are dead after attacks in Baghdad and Baquba, north of the capital. And details are still coming in about a U.S. missile attack in a residential area of Fallujah. About 20 people were killed in that incident. U.S. authorities say they were targeting a terrorism hideout. Hear NPR's Emily Harris.

The body of American hostage Paul Johnson is found in Saudi Arabia. Militant Islamists claiming ties to al Qaeda said they were responsible for beheading the Lockheed Martin worker, who was taken captive Saturday. President Bush denounces Johnson's killers as "barbaric." Hear an NPR News report.

The Federal Communications Commission agrees to accept a settlement of nearly $2 million from Clear Channel over charges of on-air indecency. Clear Channel is the nation's largest radio station owner. NPR's Larry Abramson reports.

Unrest persists in Mosul as U.S. and Iraqi forces continue their offensive in Fallujah. Thousands of Iraqi police abandoned their posts in Mosul this week after an attack by insurgents. U.S. and Iraqi forces were sent in. U.S. officials call the situation "fully manageable." Hear NPR's Philip Reeves.

After mass protests and charges of fraud, Ukraine's Parliament nullifies the results of the nation's recent presidential election. It's unclear how the former Soviet republic will choose a new leader. Hear NPR's Scott Simon and NPR's Lawrence Sheets.