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In their final debate, President Bush and Sen. John Kerry differ sharply on domestic issues, including taxes, education and the economy. On health care, the president promotes medical savings accounts. Kerry argues that providing health coverage for all Americans is paramount. Hear NPR's Mara Liasson.

A donors' conference in Tokyo this past week revealed the limits on international aid to Iraq. Instead of new promises, wealthy nations promised only to do a better job of meeting past pledges of support. NPR's Michele Kelemen reports.

In Indonesia's Aceh province, relief efforts focus on providing uncontaminated water to hundreds of thousands of survivors. Meanwhile, tons of food sits in warehouses, and more vehicles are needed to transport it. NPR's Adam Davidson reports.

On Saturday, Syrian President Bashar Assad is expected to address his Parliament in Damascus on future plans for Syria's role in Lebanon, which may include a partial pullout of Syrian troops. Hear Megan K. Stack of the Los Angeles Times and NPR's Jacki Lyden.

NFL owners will meet next month to approve the sale of the NFL's Minnesota Vikings to Arizona businessman Reggie Fowler for a reported $625 million. The NFL is the last of the major league sports to have a racial or ethnic minority owner.

President Bush holds a news conference at the White House, opening with a call to action on Social Security and touting progress in Iraq. He also announced the nomination of Deputy Defense Secretary Paul Wolfowitz as president of the World Bank.

The Senate Foreign Relations Committee, by a vote of 16-2, votes to send the nomination of Condoleezza Rice for secretary of state to the full Senate. The vote took place on the second day of hearings in which Rice faced critical questioning, particularly for her role in the war on Iraq.

Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist backpedals on remarks earlier this week suggesting that a Social Security bill might not come to the floor this year. Thursday, Frist said there would be a bill this year.

The Tony-winning actor Jerry Orbach, star for almost half a century on Broadway and television, died Tuesday at age 69 of prostate cancer. He was best known as the seen-it-all detective Lennie Briscoe on Law and Order. NPR's Gloria Hillard reports.

A car bomb in Baghdad kills at least 14 people and injures 40. The blast came as worshippers left a Shiite mosque. Insurgents have been targeting Shiites as part of a campaign to disrupt the country's Jan. 30 national elections.