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President Bush receives the Sept. 11 commission's final report during a ceremony in the Rose Garden. Bush says he looks forward to working with Congress to implement its recommendations, though the White House has been cool to proposals calling for a national intelligence czar. Hear NPR's Renee Montagne and NPR's Don Gonyea.

How to make college more affordable has emerged as a major domestic policy debate between President Bush and his Democratic challenger, Sen. John Kerry. According to recent polls, Americans rank education -- and growing concern about the rising cost of college -- as one of the most important domestic issues. NPR's Anthony Brooks reports.

Increasingly, the American film industry is producing movies that target both English-speaking art house audiences and Spanish-speaking audiences in the United States. Among such films is Maria Full of Grace, shot in Spanish in the U.S. and Latin American with English subtitles. David D'Arcy reports.

Jackson is the director of Annenberg Political Fact Check, a project that aims to reduce deception and confusion in U.S. politics. Jackson will talk about present-day political ads. Jackson reported on Washington and national politics for The Associated Press, The Wall Street Journal and CNN. He is the author of Honest Graft: Big Money and the American Political Process.

President Bush announces plans to bring home some 70,000 U.S. troops now serving in foreign lands. The goal of the 10-year plan is to enable the rapid deployment of troops when needed. NPR's Don Gonyea reports.

As Iraq fields its first Olympic team since the ouster of Saddam Hussein, its athletes are excited about taking part. But the team is small, and its participation is likely to be more symbolic than athletically significant. NPR's Howard Berkes reports.

Talks are under way between government lawyers and the lawyer for Yaser Esam Hamdi, a U.S. citizen held as an enemy combatant, for his release. Hamdi was captured on a battlefield in Afghanistan in 2001 and is currently being held in a Navy brig in Charleston, S.C. NPR's Larry Abramson reports.

U.S. forces clash again in Najaf with fighters loyal to Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr. Efforts by the Iraqi government to reach a disarmament deal with Sadr are at an impasse, and his forces continue to hold the Imam Ali shrine. Hear NPR's Jennifer Ludden and Washington Post reporter Karl Vick.

Like President Bush, Sen. John Kerry has a standard speech he delivers at every rally and whistle stop on the campaign trail. Though it's evolved over time, key elements of the speech remain constant: the opening joke and overarching campaign message. NPR's Mara Liasson reports.

A team of international election observers is in the United States in advance of the November vote. The group spent last week examining voting procedures in St. Louis, where four years ago the election was marred by charges that hundreds of registered voters were prevented from casting ballots. NPR's Greg Allen reports.