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From a train station in Cincinnati, Ohio, President Bush addresses the nation, laying out his case against Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein and why he feels Iraq constitutes a unique threat to U.S. interests. Congress is expected to vote soon on a resolution authorizing force against Iraq. NPR's John Ydstie and Don Gonyea have a live report.

The U.S. ambassador to Moscow says Russia's reticence about the type of gas used to end the theater siege may have cost lives. But Alexander Vershbow stops short of criticizing Russia for its handling of the crisis. NPR's Michele Kelemen reports.

Congress passes legislation that makes it easier for victims of terrorism to collect money from terrorist states or organizations. The bill makes available the foreign assets frozen in the U.S. But some observers fear the U.S. will lose political leverage against offending countries. NPR's Tovia Smith reports.

The new Todd Haynes film Far from Heaven pays tribute to the 1950s melodramas of Douglas Sirk, who gave the world All That Heaven Allows and Imitation of Life. Julianne Moore, Dennis Quaid and Dennis Haysbert star in Haynes' homage. David D'Arcy reports.

A 90-year tradition of Texas A&M bonfires -- built for the annual football rivalry with Texas -- officially ended after a wooden structure collapsed in 1999, killing 12 students. But today's Aggies have reignited the flames. NPR's Wade Goodwyn reports.

Federal authorities charge three men with running an identity theft scheme in which credit information was stolen from more than 30,000 victims across the country. Authorities say financial losses of more $2.7 million have already been substantiated. NPR's Chris Arnold reports.

In India, the Hindu nationalist-led BJP government plans to rewrite school textbooks, leaving out the assassination of Mahatma Gandhi by a Hindu fanatic. Critics say the omission is one of a dozen examples of the government trying to recast the country's history in a more harmonious, Hindu-flavored light. NPR's Michael Sullivan reports.

Black & Decker is moving one of it factories out of a small Maryland town to Mexico, and taking the community's best-paying jobs with it. Like many laid-off manufacturing workers, the citizens of Easton, Maryland will find it tough to find new jobs that pay as much. NPR's Jack Speer reports.

United Airlines, struggling with massive debt and unable to reach key union concessions, will probably file for bankruptcy protection on Sunday. Continental, Northwest and American airlines all fought against United's bid to secure $2 billion in emergency funding from the federal government, and could pick up United's lost business. NPR's Cheryl Corley reports.

NPR's Cheryl Corley reports that United Airlines filed for bankruptcy today. The airline has lost about $4 billion dollars in the last two years and didn't have enough cash to pay off nearly a billion dollars in debt that was due this week. It was business as usual for the flying public, though. The airline has promised to keep flying while it comes up with a plan to reduce costs under the supervision of the bankruptcy court.