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Iraqi Prime Minister Ayad Allawi says Iraq is on track to hold elections in January. But U.S. Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld predicts continuing violence and said some areas may be too dangerous to permit voting. Hear NPR's Michele Kelemen.

Campaigning Wednesday, both President Bush and his Democratic rival, Sen. John Kerry, offer their visions for securing the future of Social Security. But experts say neither plan will do all the politicians promise. NPR's Scott Horsley reports.

The FBI questions political protesters to learn more about the potential for violence at this summer's political conventions. The FBI says potential crimes, not political expression, sparked its interest in the Democratic Convention, held last month. The Republican National Convention begins Aug. 30 in New York. NPR's Larry Abramson reports.

Democratic presidential nominee John Kerry complains that President Bush has not been entirely truthful in discussing the situation in Iraq. Sen. Kerry spoke to the National Guard Association in Las Vegas just two days after the president visited the group. NPR's Scott Horsley reports.

Political parties led by former Iraqi exiles appear to be in the strongest position to win power in Iraq's upcoming elections, largely as a result of the prominent positions they held in the now-disbanded U.S.-led Coalition Provisional Authority. NPR's Peter Kenyon reports from Baghdad.

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.