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Iraqi Arms Hunt 'Going Well'

July 31, 2003 • David Kay, a key CIA adviser heading the hunt for weapons in Iraq, tells members of the Senate Armed Services Committee that the search team is making "solid progress," but warns that results may not come soon. Kay says senior Iraqi scientists are cooperating in the search, contradicting a Washington Post report. Hear NPR's David Welna.

U.S. Inspector: Hunt for Iraqi Arms 'Going Well'

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Lawmakers on Sept. 11 Report

July 31, 2003 • A bipartisan effort is underway in the Senate to overrule President Bush and declassify portions of a congressional report that suggest a possible Saudi link to the Sept. 11 attacks. Leaders of the Senate Intelligence Committee plan to review the 28 pages with the CIA and FBI. And Sen. Charles Schumer (D-NY) circulates a letter urging Bush to release the information. Hear NPR's David Welna.

Lawmakers: Declassify Portions of Sept. 11 Report

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Terror Futures Market Scrapped

July 29, 2003 • Deputy Defense Secretary Paul Wolfowitz assures senators that the Pentagon has dropped a plan to create a "terror futures" market, in which investors could bet on everything from political assassinations to the deaths of U.S. troops. Sen. John Warner (R - VA) calls the canceled program "a very significant mistake." Hear NPR's David Welna.

Pentagon Scraps Plans for Terror Futures Market

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Saudi Official, Bush to Meet

July 29, 2003 • Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Saud al-Faisal will meet with President Bush to discuss a congressional report that suggested a possible Saudi link to the Sept. 11 attacks. Faisal has said his country has "nothing to hide." U.S. lawmakers have called on the White House to declassify 28 pages of information dealing with foreign support for the hijackers. Hear NPR's David Welna.

Saudi Official, Bush to Discuss Sept. 11 Report

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Reviving the Great Plains with Homesteading

July 27, 2003 • The 1862 Homestead Act provided 160-acre parcels of land to settlers willing to populate the Western United States. With many original homestead towns dying, two senators have proposed new homestead legislation to revive the Great Plains. NPR's David Welna reports from the Capitol.

Reviving the Great Plains with Homesteading

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Sept. 11 Report

July 25, 2003 • The U.S. government had intelligence about terrorist plans to seize aircraft and crash them into public buildings at least three years before the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, according to the final report of a congressional inquiry. The report faults U.S. intelligence agencies for failing to communicate information that may have helped detect the terror plot. NPR's David Welna reports.

Sept. 11 Report Details Intelligence Failures

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Sept. 11 Probe Faults CIA, FBI

July 24, 2003 • The U.S. government had intelligence about terrorist plans to seize aircraft and crash them into public buildings at least three years before the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, according to the final report of a congressional inquiry. The report faults U.S. intelligence agencies for failing to communicate information that may have helped detect the terror plot. NPR's David Welna reports.

Sept. 11 Report Cites CIA, FBI Failures

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Bremer: Sons' Deaths Will Help Efforts in Iraq

July 23, 2003 • Paul Bremer, U.S. civilian administrator for Iraq, gives Congress a positive assessment of reconstruction efforts. He says he expects the deaths of Saddam Hussein's two sons to lead to greater cooperation from Iraqis. But lawmakers continue to question the Bush administration's Iraq policy. Hear NPR's David Welna.

Bremer: Sons' Deaths Will Help Efforts in Iraq

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Bremer to Brief Congress

July 22, 2003 • U.S. civilian administrator Paul Bremer heads to Capitol Hill to brief members of Congress on U.S. efforts to rebuild Iraq. The meetings come as Republicans defend the Bush administration's record in Iraq. Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist says more than 80 percent of the Iraqi population is living in a "more secure environment" than before the war. Hear NPR's David Welna.

Bremer to Update Lawmakers on Iraq Reconstruction

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Capitol Hill Quarrel

July 18, 2003 • Democrats on the House Ways and Means Committee walk out of a hearing in protest and gather in the committee's library. The panel's Republican chairman calls in Capitol Police to evict the Democrats from the room. A Democrat who stayed behind nearly comes to blows with a panel Republican. NPR's David Welna reports.

Live Coverage of the Bush/Blair News Conference

July 17, 2003 • Robert Siegel and Melissa Block are joined by NPR's David Welna and Tom Gjelten for coverage of a joint news conference held by President Bush and British Prime Minister Tony Blair.

Live Coverage of the Bush/Blair News Conference

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Bush, Blair and Iraqi Intelligence

July 17, 2003 • President Bush defended the quality of intelligence about Iraq and weapons of mass destruction as "darn good." Still the controversy continues. Who knew what, and when, in making the case for war? Guest host Lynn Neary revisits the evidence and the international row over WMDs.

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Michael Duffy
*Washington Bureau chief, Time magazine

Nick Fielding
*Senior reporter, The Sunday Times of London

David Welna
*NPR's Congressional Correspondent

Bush, Blair and Iraqi Intelligence

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Tenet on Iraq Intelligence

July 17, 2003 • In a closed-door appearance before the Senate Intelligence Committee, CIA Director George Tenet reaffirms his responsibility for an erroneous claim in President Bush's State of the Union address that Iraq had tried to purchase uranium from Africa. Democrats criticize the Bush administration and demand a continuing investigation. Hear NPR's David Welna.

Democrats Blast Tenet on Iraq Intelligence

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Tenet Grilled on Iraq Claims

July 16, 2003 • CIA Director George Tenet faces tough questioning from the Senate Intelligence Committee over the Bush administration's use of intelligence to justify going to war in Iraq. Last Friday, Tenet took responsibility for an erroneous claim in President Bush's State of the Union address that Iraq had tried to purchase uranium from Africa. Hear NPR's David Welna.

Tenet Grilled on Iraq Intelligence

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Iraq Intelligence Challenged

July 15, 2003 • In debate in the Senate and House, congressional Democrats criticize the Bush administration's use of intelligence to justify going to war with Iraq. The renewed criticism follows an admission by the White House that President Bush, in his State of the Union address, incorrectly claimed that Iraq had tried to purchase uranium for nuclear weapons. Hear NPR's David Welna.

Democrats Challenge Bush on Iraq Intelligence

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