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Congress and the White House are at work on an organizational chart for intelligence operations that will put the right resources in the most effective places. Some analysts say looking at structure may be misguided, and what's more important is improving communication and information flow. NPR's Larry Abramson reports.

The FBI questions political protesters to learn more about the potential for violence at this summer's political conventions. The FBI says potential crimes, not political expression, sparked its interest in the Democratic Convention, held last month. The Republican National Convention begins Aug. 30 in New York. NPR's Larry Abramson reports.

In his acceptance speech Thursday night, President Bush took time to discredit and at times ridicule his Democratic opponent, Sen. John Kerry, whom he accused of having a record of wavering. NPR's Don Gonyea reports.

As Florida residents continue the post-hurricane clean up, economists are tabulating the overall cost of Frances. Government and insurance industry officials estimate the insured losses from the storm will fall somewhere between $3 billion and $6 billion. NPR's David Schaper reports.

Democratic presidential nominee John Kerry complains that President Bush has not been entirely truthful in discussing the situation in Iraq. Sen. Kerry spoke to the National Guard Association in Las Vegas just two days after the president visited the group. NPR's Scott Horsley reports.

The slow-moving Ivan, now a tropical storm, is carving a path through the South. As many as 1 million people may be without electricity. Authorities have been assessing deaths, injuries and damages as drenching rains soak Alabama and Georgia Thursday. NPR's Debbie Elliott reports.

Sen. John Kerry and his running mate Sen. John Edwards woo voters in the Southwest, with stops in rural and suburban towns in Colorado, New Mexico and Arizona. The Democratic presidential nominee is searching for swing voters in battleground states, such as Missouri. NPR's Mara Liasson reports.

The FBI has placed an advertisement in a gun magazine in hopes of reinvigorating a three-year-old investigation into the murder of Tom Wales, a federal prosecutor in Seattle. Investigators are looking for the owner of a customized gun barrel, and hope someone will come forward with a tip. Tom Banse reports.

Political parties led by former Iraqi exiles appear to be in the strongest position to win power in Iraq's upcoming elections, largely as a result of the prominent positions they held in the now-disbanded U.S.-led Coalition Provisional Authority. NPR's Peter Kenyon reports from Baghdad.

Former president Bill Clinton is expected to make a full recovery after undergoing quadruple coronary-artery bypass surgery Monday at a New York hospital. Doctors say Clinton had extensive heart disease but had been slow to recognize the symptoms. NPR's Richard Knox reports.