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President Bush and Democratic challenger Sen. John Kerry interrupt their preparations for Thursday's debate to talk to voters. While Kerry spoke in Spring Green, Wis., and the president in Springfield Ohio, they both claimed to have a better plan for Iraq. NPR's Scott Horsley reports.

Top Fannie Mae executives defend the company's accounting practices in Congress. CEO Franklin Raines denied allegations the company had manipulated its books, telling lawmakers the controversy at the mortgage giant stems from different ways to interpret complex accounting rules. NPR's Jack Speer reports.

Michigan is one of three states holding Democratic presidential caucuses Saturday. Former Vermont governor Howard Dean is in a fierce battle with Massachusetts Sen. John Kerry to win the support of the state's union members. Union support appears critical to the survival of Dean's candidacy. Quinn Klinefelter of Detroit Public Radio reports.

NPR's Wendy Kaufman reports that federal and state government officials are investigating the operations of a health clinic associated with the Hanford Nuclear Reservation. The clinic is funded by the Department of Energy to deal with workplace problems and is accused of falsifying medical records and failing to provide adequate care to workers exposed to dangerous substances.

Spain mourns the victims of a terrorist bombings on commuter trains that killed nearly 200 people and wounded 1,400 others. Spain at first blamed Basque separatists, but another group claimed responsibility in the name of al Qaeda for the worst terrorist attack in Spanish history. Jerome Socolovsky reports from Madrid.

As the Bush administration and U.N. teams struggle to help Iraqis create a new government, the Sunni population is apprehensive. Sunnis, a minority in Iraq, enjoyed a privileged position under Saddam Hussein's rule. Many now fear losing their privileges -- and possibly being persecuted -- under an elected government. NPR's Deborah Amos reports.

Many drug addicts trace their problem back to work-related injuries. They got hooked on painkillers they received from their doctors, and turned to heroin when they couldn't get those prescriptions renewed. Susan Chisholm reports in the third of a five-part series on a growing addiction crisis.

NPR's Emily Harris, reporting from Baghdad, talks with NPR's Alex Chadwick about Monday's transfer of sovereignty in Iraq. The transfer took place two days ahead of schedule, during a small and heavily guarded ceremony in the city's "green zone."

Members of the Senate Governmental Affairs Committee cut short their summer recess to consider key recommendations of the bipartisan Sept. 11 commission. The commission's co-chairmen urge creation of a new national counter-terrorism center, led by a national intelligence "czar." NPR's Pam Fessler reports.

This week, the Cassini space probe is scheduled to begin its four-year exploration of the moons and rings of Saturn. It will be the first spacecraft to enter orbit around Saturn. Scientists hope its journey will give new insight into the history of our solar system. NPR's Richard Harris reports.