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Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan says the central bank is prepared to raise interest rates more quickly if inflation suddenly worsens. Greenspan, testifying on Capitol Hill, noted the nation's improving economic conditions but said the Reserve would remain vigilant to stabilize prices. NPR's Jack Speer reports.

Disagreements among Republicans in Congress over how to handle the budget and the federal deficit has pitted some political icons against each other in recent days. NPR's Andrea Seabrook reports.

Many Kurds distrust the Arab-dominated interim government now in charge of Iraq and feel betrayed by a lack of guarantees over the future of their autonomy. Although most Kurds would prefer independence, Kurdish leaders are seeking a compromise that would allow Kurdistan to be part of an Iraqi federation. Hear NPR's Ivan Watson.

Reports from around the world, with looks at the Russian election, the American presidential primaries, the Rezko real estate trial, an American-led counterinsurgency in Afghanistan, weekend sports and receipts from the box office.

President Bush measures the progress of recovery efforts on the Gulf Coast, on the eve of the anniversary of Hurricane Katrina -- the worst natural disaster in at least a century. The president's stops included Gulfport, Miss., and Biloxi. The president is scheduled to spend the night in New Orleans.

Visitors and residents of Imperial County are celebrating the 100th anniversary of the Salton Sea this weekend. An open house includes field tours and pontoon boat rides. But whether the Salton Sea su

Senate debate over President Bush's nomination of Texas jurist Priscilla Owen to the federal bench enters its third day. In public, Republicans and Democrats are talking tough. But behind the scenes, a bipartisan group of centrists is trying to avoid a vote on banning the judicial filibuster.

Valerie Plame Wilson, the CIA agent at the heart of the recent White House scandal, testifies before the House Oversight Committee. "My name and identity were carelessly and recklessly abused by senior government officials in both the White House and the State Department," Wilson said.

The Supreme Court decides to consider the constitutionality of federal sentencing guidelines. The court agreed to fast-track the case, since a related ruling this summer about state sentencing guidelines threw courts across the country into confusion. At issue is the power of judges to single-handedly adjust the length of criminals' sentences. Hear NPR's Melissa Block and Douglas Berman, professor at the Moritz College of Law at Ohio State University

School superintendents from Oceanside to Chula Vista say they will probably be sending layoff notices to school employees next month. That's because the Governor's proposed budget calls for huge educa