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Iraq issues an arrest warrant for former Pentagon adviser and Iraqi governing council member Ahmed Chalabi. He's accused of counterfeiting. A warrant issued for his nephew accuses Salem Chalabi of murder. Hear NPR's Ivan Watson.

Yahoo joins the online music market by agreeing to buy Musicmatch for $160 million. Analysts say Yahoo needs the deal to help it compete with Apple Computer and Microsoft in offering music downloads and digital music software. Hear NPR's Chris Arnold.

As Sen. John McCain prepares to give the headlining speech of the GOP convention's first night, the Arizona Republican criticizes negative ads targeting Democratic presidential nominee Sen. John Kerry's military record in Vietnam. Hear NPR's Robert Siegel.

In a speech to the American Legion, Sen. John Kerry details what he calls the Bush administrations' many failures in Iraq. Kerry criticizes President Bush for not giving U.N. inspectors more time before the war and for failing to plan for the postwar period. NPR's Greg Allen reports.

The Senate Intelligence Committee takes sharp aim at the CIA, concluding it overstated the threat of Iraqi weapons of mass destruction and ignored evidence to the contrary.

Administration officials say President Bush is backing the 9-11 Commission's recommendations for the creation of a national intelligence director. But the position will not be established inside the White House, as the commission proposed. Hear NPR's Steve Inskeep and NPR's Don Gonyea.

Larry Johnson, a former counter-terrorism official at the CIA and State Department, calls the Bush administration "irresponsible" for raising the terror threat level. Johnson says intelligence suggests attacks on U.S. financial institutions have been considered -- not that they are in the works. He speaks with NPR's Steve Inskeep.

The U.S. Army releases a report on the investigation of alleged abuses at U.S.-run prisons in Iraq and Afghanistan. While the Army says it found evidence of isolated incidents of abuse, the report concludes that the problem was not system wide. NPR's Jackie Northam reports.

The 15th International AIDS Conference comes to a close in Thailand. A U.S. plan to spend $15 billion on emergency measures is criticized over details, and divisions are evident at the gathering despite calls for unity. NPR's Richard Knox reports.

Protesters took to the streets of downtown Boston Sunday, as delegates arrived from around the country for the start of the Democratic National Convention. The day's largest demonstration was staged by opponents of the war in Iraq, who gained access to the streets of Boston by court order. NPR's David Welna reports.