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As the United States deploys thousands of troops to the Persian Gulf region, the American media makes plans for coverage of possible military action against Iraq. Some journalists worry the military will limit access for security reasons. NPR's Elizabeth Blair reports.

Stating he is a "different kind of Democrat," Sen. Joseph Lieberman (D-CT) becomes the latest lawmaker to announce his plans to seek the Democratic nomination for president in 2004. He says he won't hesitate to tell his friends when they're wrong, and to agree with opponents when they're right. NPR's Mara Liasson reports.

North Korea says it is expelling U.N. Atomic Energy Agency inspectors who had been monitoring a reactor that could be used to produce weapons-grade plutonium. U.S. officials denounce the expulsion and criticize North Korea's "broken commitments." NPR's Mike Shuster reports.

U.N. nuclear monitors prepare to leave North Korea, where revived nuclear ambitions make South Koreans nervous and prompt talk of nuclear "brinkmanship" by the North. Will China play a role in resolving the crisis? Hear NPR's Steve Inskeep, Kevin Kim of the BBC, NPR's Rob Gifford and historian Michael Beschloss.

A federal appeals court rules the Bush administration can deny legal rights to combatants seized on the battlefield -- even if they are U.S. citizens. The ruling specifically affects Yaser Esam Hamdi, who was captured with Taliban fighters in Afghanistan. NPR's Larry Abramson reports.

British authorities find traces of ricin, a deadly poison without an antidote, in a London apartment and arrest six men of North African origin. Ricin has been linked to al Qaeda terrorists and Iraq. NPR's Lynn Neary talks with John Steele, crime correspondent with London's Daily Telegraph.

The FBI drops its search for five Middle Eastern men believed to have entered the United States illegally on Christmas Eve. Bureau officials expressed growing doubts about the credibility of their informant. Hear more from NPR's Michele Norris and NPR's Larry Abramson.

Supporters of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez march through Caracas, one day after a demonstration by Chavez opponents ended in gunfire and two deaths. A general strike marked by sporadic violence has paralyzed Venezuela's oil industry. Hear from NPR's Steve Inskeep and reporter Phil Gunson.

British officials criticize the Israeli decision to forbid Palestinian leaders from traveling to London for a Mideast conference. The decision followed Sunday's double suicide bombing that killed nearly two dozen in Tel Aviv. NPR's Bob Edwards talks to Gary O'Donoghue of the BBC.

Every four years in January, Washington plays host to the country's biggest "prom." Inaugural balls bring out happy winners, administration bigwigs and a gown — on the first lady — that will become part of history. A Smithsonian exhibition displays some of those gowns.