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Gen. George Casey is up for the job of Army chief of staff. But senators at his confirmation hearing took the opportunity to criticize him about his former job as the senior U.S. Army officer in Iraq.

Two senior members of the Senate Armed Services Committee have produced a resolution opposing President Bush's plan in Iraq, a resolution that might get enough bipartisan support to overcome a filibuster.

Florida, famous for its election snafus, is taking steps to put that history behind it. The state's new Republican governor, Charlie Crist, says he wants to require the use of paper ballots in all 67of the state's counties. That would mean phasing out touch-screen voting machines that count nearly half the state's ballots.

In this week's issue of The New Yorker, Michael Specter writes about the murders of 13 journalists in Russia that have taken place since Vladimir Putin took office in 1999. Specter's article is "Kremlin, Inc: Why are Vladimir Putin's opponents dying?"

The U.S. Forest Service is changing its proposal to restrict access to some popular hiking areas in the Cleveland National Forest. Forest officials want to close three areas during the nesting season

Authorities have managed to protect semi-autonomous Kurdistan from the violence tearing the rest of Iraq apart, but internal problems are growing. Many young Kurds want to leave the region.

Sen. Russ Feingold, an anti-war Democrat from Wisconsin, chairs a hearing of the Judiciary Committee, exploring what powers Congress has to end a war — specifically, the one raging in Iraq.

Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger visited San Diego on Monday to present his plan for statewide universal healthcare to local business leaders. He addressed the estimated $14.65 billion in hidden taxes t

President Bush sits down with NPR's Juan Williams for his first broadcast interview since the State of the Union.

The first Catholic priest to be elected to Congress has died. Father Robert Drinan was a Vietnam War critic who served for 10 years in the House, until Pope John Paul II ordered him to chose between Congress and the priesthood. Drinan was 86.