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to Gulf War Syndrome...an assortment of medical symptoms reported among veterans of the Persian Gulf War. A Presidential advisory committee reported yesterday that it found no single cause for the ailments, such as joint pain, memory lapses, fatigue, and depression.

A new Department of Defense report criticizes the way the military handles internal cases of sexual assault. A task force examined how the military cares for sexual assault victims, and investigated cases in which troops are accused of attacking their colleagues. The report calls for a wide range of improvements including rape prevention, criminal investigation and victim counseling. NPR's John Burnett reports.

A staff report delivered to the bipartisan commission investigating the Sept. 11 terror attacks finds "no credible evidence" that Saddam Hussein cooperated with al Qaeda in those attacks. The staff report said Osama bin Laden contacted the Iraqi government about gaining support from that country but had been rebuffed. NPR's Larry Abramson reports.

The State Department issues its revised terrorism report, correcting its annual paper released in April. The initial findings, showing a decline in terrorism during 2003, led some U.S. officials to claim the country was winning the war against terrorists. But the revised report, using more accurate data, shows that terrorist attacks actually increased in 2003. NPR's Michele Kelemen reports.

A report by the Council of Europe says 14 European countries colluded in the secret transfers of terrorism suspects by the CIA. The report also alleges that at least two airports, in Poland and Romania, were used to transfer and drop off detainees.

Lee Malvo, one of the suspects in the Washington, D.C.-area sniper attacks, may have confessed to police that he pulled the trigger in more than one of the shootings, The Washington Post reports. NPR's Larry Abramson reports.

Today, U.S. commander in Iraq Gen. David Petraeus gives his much-anticipated report on the war in Iraq. We'll hear statements from Petraeus' assessment of the war and of the effects of the U.S. troop "surge" ordered by President Bush last winter.

Some problems with voting machines and other issues have come up as voters turn out for the presidential election.

William Kristol, editor of the Weekly Standard, offers his reactions to the Sept. 11 commission report, and discusses with NPR's Scott Simon whether there is the political will in Washington in an election year to act upon the report's recommendations.

A report outlining proposed reforms of the United Nations, including an expansion of the group's Security Council, is formally presented to Secretary-General Kofi Annan. NPR's Melissa Block talks about the report with Nancy Soderberg, a former alternate representative to the U.N.