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A day after the White House released a briefing document on the al Qaeda threat that President George Bush received a month before the Sept. 11 attacks, Bush says the brief lacked "actionable intelligence." Security experts say the paper leads them to question the Bush administration's judgment of the information. NPR's Mary Louise Kelly reports.

During a rare primetime news conference, President Bush pledges the United States will commit the time and forces needed to finish its work in Iraq. Bush reaffirmed plans to transfer governing power to Iraqis on June 30, saying a delay would foster suspicions of U.S. motives in the region. Hear NPR's Don Gonyea.

Members of the commission investigating U.S. security efforts before the Sept. 11 attacks urge National Security Advisor Condoleezza Rice to give public testimony to the panel. The panel's chair, former New Jersey governor Thomas Kean, says the inquiry's importance should override the Bush administration's claims that Rice cannot testify due to a separation of powers. NPR's Libby Lewis reports.

Members of the Sept. 11 panel think National Security Advisor Condoleezza Rice's testimony this week will illuminate what went wrong with U.S. anti-terror policy before the attacks. Republicans hope Rice will rebut Richard Clarke's charges that the White House ignored the growing threat. Hear NPR's Bob Edwards and NPR News Analyst Cokie Roberts.

Insurgents launch mortars at an Iraqi prison, killing 22 prisoners and injuring an estimated 92 others. U.S.-led forces in Iraq are using the Abu Ghraib prison to hold suspected Saddam Hussein sympathizers and insurgents. It's unclear why the prison was targeted. Hear NPR's Melissa Block and NPR's Philip Reeves.

More than 60 people are killed and several hundred others injured in a wave of explosions in the southern Iraqi city of Basra. Three almost simultaneous blasts, believed to be car bombs, target Iraqi police stations at rush hour. Victims include school children aboard a minibus passing by at the time. Another bomb targets an Iraqi police training facility. Hear NPR's Emily Harris.

The Senate Rules Committee holds hearings on independent groups that run hard-hitting political ads in hopes of influencing voter sentiment in so-called "battleground" states this election season. Lawmakers from both parties are seeking to outlaw the groups, which are unfettered by restrictions placed on candidates and political parties. NPR's Peter Overby reports.

Former counter-terrorism official Richard Clarke tells the commission investigating the Sept. 11 attacks that the Bush administration ignored his proposals to take aggressive action against al Qaeda in the months before the attacks. The White House denies Clarke's charges, and says it was developing its own anti-terrorism strategy at the time of the attacks. Hear NPR's Pam Fessler.

Sen. John Kerry addresses his supporters after his California primary win gave him a near-sweep of Tuesday's 10 presidential contests. Kerry says he will stand up to any attacks from President Bush if he should face him in the 2004 election, as seems likely. Kerry's main rival, Sen. John Edwards, is expected to withdraw from the race Wednesday. Hear NPR's Robert Siegel and NPR's Scott Horsley.

Martha Stewart is convicted of lying to federal investigators about details related to her December 2001 sale of stock in ImClone Systems. Her former stockbroker was convicted of four of five counts against him. Stewart vows to appeal. NPR's Jim Zarroli reports.