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Saying "Thank you, America," Interim Iraqi Prime Minister Ayad Allawi tells a joint meeting of Congress that "liberty and democracy" are taking hold in Iraq, and vows elections will take place as scheduled in January. Allawi meets with President Bush at the White House Thursday.

U.S. officials closely monitor what they call worrisome new data on North Korea's nuclear activities after a large unexplained explosion was reported over North Korea Thursday. Experts seek to determine whether North Korea is preparing to test a nuclear weapon. NPR's Vicky O'Hara reports.

British Prime Minister Tony Blair is in danger of losing his job as his Labour Party begins its conference in Brighton, England. Blair has been pressured to step aside over his controversial Iraq policy. Hear NPR's Anthony Kuhn and NPR's Liane Hansen.

Retired general Wesley Clark campaigns in Tennessee ahead of Tuesday's primary, looking for a critical second win in the race for the Democratic presidential nomination. Clark draws distinctions between himself and senators John Edwards and John Kerry, saying his tax plan offers middle-class families more benefit than those of his rivals. Hear NPR's Greg Allen.

President Bush defends the U.S.-led war in Iraq during a visit to Charleston, S.C. Bush says the invasion of Iraq was "the right thing to do" based on intelligence available at the time. The United States has not yet found any weapons of mass destruction there. Hear NPR's Don Gonyea.

Prosecutors making their closing arguments in the trial of two Tyco executives accused of stealing $170 million from the company emphasize what they call the pair's opulent lifestyles. Jurors are expected to begin deliberating Thursday in the case of former chief executive L. Dennis Kozlowski and former financial head Mark H. Swartz. Hear NPR's Michele Norris and reporter Nancy Solomon.

The worsening security situation in Iraq has prompted U.S. military commanders to prepare contingency plans for sending additional troops to the country. U.S. commanders have not requested additional forces, but they are considering whether more troops trained in rapid-response techniques are needed. NPR's Eric Westervelt reports.

U.S. authorities temporarily suspend offensive operations in Fallujah to allow for the delivery of humanitarian aid, but shooting can still be heard. Members of the Iraqi governing council will travel to Fallujah to meet with local Muslim clerics and rebel leaders in the town. Insurgents take more foreign civilians hostage. Hear NPR's Anne Garrels.

Shiite militias take partial control of the southern Iraqi cities of Kut, Najaf and Karbala. Intense fighting continues in Fallujah, where local hospitals say as many as 280 Iraqis have died since the U.S. assault on the Sunni stronghold began Monday. Gunmen kidnap three Japanese and eight South Korean civilians. Hear NPR's Anne Garrels.

National Security Advisor Condoleezza Rice has refused to testify publicly before the panel investigating the Sept. 11 attacks. Former national security advisors Zbigniew Brzezinski and William Clark say Rice's refusal is in accord with the law and history of executive privilege, but it endangers the nation's trust in the Bush administration. Hear NPR's Juan Williams, Brzezinski and Clark.