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Prosecutors in Northern Virginia ask a juvenile court to rule that John Lee Malvo, 17, be tried as an adult for the murder of FBI employee Linda Franklin. Malvo is one of two suspects in a series of sniper-style shootings -- mostly in the suburbs of Washington, D.C. -- that left 13 people dead. NPR's Brian Naylor reports.

Prosecutors in Northern Virginia ask a juvenile court to rule that John Lee Malvo, 17, should be tried as an adult for the murder of FBI employee Linda Franklin. Malvo is one of two suspects in sniper-style shootings -- most in the Washington, D.C. area -- that left 13 people dead. NPR's Brian Naylor reports.

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Briefing the U.N. Security Council on weapons inspections in Iraq, chief inspector Hans Blix says he's found no "smoking gun" in Iraq. But Blix and other inspectors say Iraq's weapons declaration leaves many questions unanswered. Linda Fasulo reports.

Iran's attacks forced the U.S. to pull back many troops stationed in the Gulf, leaving the future of these bases in question.

NPR's Leila Fadel asks KPMG chief economist Diane Swonk about the pressure the ongoing conflict in the Gulf is putting on the global economy.

Barbara Bodine, the U.S. official assigned to govern central Iraq, will leave her post and return to the United States to take a position at the State Department. The move comes just days after the top civilian administrator in Iraq, retired Gen. Jay Garner, is replaced by L. Paul Bremer, a longtime State Department official. Bodine and Garner have been criticized for being slow to restore services and form an interim government. Hear NPR's Guy Raz.

Former Vice President Al Gore says he will not seek the Democratic presidential nomination in 2004, ending months of speculation about a possible repeat bid for the White House. NPR's Don Gonyea reports.

Former Vice President Al Gore says he will not seek the Democratic presidential nomination in 2004, ending months of speculation about a possible repeat bid for the White House. Hear NPR's Ron Elving.

Congress is expected to approve President Bush's $75-billion request to fund the war in Iraq, but the House and Senate must reconcile differences over the size of a proposed tax cut. The House passed the president's package, worth $726 billion over 10 years. But the war's growing price tag makes the Senate reluctant to sign off on the entire amount. NPR's David Welna reports.

Despite pleas for asylum, more than 200 Haitian refugees who landed in Florida last month are still in detention and most are likely to be deported. Cuban refugees traditionally find more protection on U.S. shores. Haitians seek the same treatment. NPR's Philip Davis reports.

The last person NPR's Steve Inskeep interviewed before the 9/11 attacks was an up-and-coming Democratic lawmaker named Nancy Pelosi. Now, they discuss how the world changed after that day.