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The Department of Justice begins a formal investigation into an alleged leak from the Bush administration that exposed a CIA operative married to an outspoken critic of the White House's Iraq policy. President Bush orders his staff to cooperate fully. Questioning the DOJ's impartiality, Sen. Charles Schumer (D-NY) calls for a special counsel to investigate. Hear NPR's Don Gonyea.

A U.S. Army Blackhawk helicopter is shot down near the Iraqi town of Tikrit. Five American soldiers aboard were injured, but safely evacuated. U.S. authorities believe the aircraft was hit by a rocket-propelled grenade. The attack came hours after U.S. Deputy Secretary of Defense Paul Wolfowitz had visited troops nearby. Hear NPR's Jacki Lyden.

At a White House news conference, President Bush pledges to stand fast in Iraq and Afghanistan, and cites progress amid problems in the postwar climate. But he calls Iraq a "dangerous place." A series of deadly bombings in recent days has killed dozens of people in Iraq. Hear NPR's Bob Edwards and NPR's Ted Clark.

China launches its first manned space flight, becoming just the third nation to rocket a man into orbit. The Shenzhou 5 space vehicle blasted off Wednesday from northwest China carrying one astronaut. NPR's Rob Gifford reports.

U.S. troops clash with Shiite Muslim militia in the Iraqi holy city of Karbala, killing at least three American soldiers and at least eight Iraqis. In Baghdad, a roadside bomb kills a U.S. military policeman and wounds two other Americans. NPR's Deborah Amos reports.

A U.S.-sponsored resolution on Iraq is postponed at the United Nations, despite a flurry of compromises. The resolution sets Dec. 15 as the deadline for submitting an outline of the country's future. The draft also calls for a multi-national military force to help secure the nation. Hear NPR's Michele Kelemen.

A bipartisan effort in the Senate seeks to convert part of the Bush administration's $87 billion request for operations in Iraq and Afghanistan to a loan, rather than the full grant requested. Lawmakers are balking at increasing U.S. national debt. Hear NPR's David Welna.

In the latest sign of friction between President Bush and members of his party in Congress, a Republican-dominated committee votes to block the Dubai Ports World deal. The move by a House panel puts Congress on a collision course with the president, who has threatened a veto.

The Zacarias Moussaoui sentencing trial continues with testimony from the families of World Trade Center attack victims. The prosecutors also presented evidence of suffering from the Pentagon attack. The government is trying to convince the jury to vote for the death penalty for Moussaoui.

The White House releases its budget for the 2007 fiscal year. The plan totals $2.77 trillion -- with sizeable increases in defense and homeland security spending. But it also reduces funding to more than 140 social programs, including Medicare -- and assumes some tax cuts will be made permanent.