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President Bush hosts a summit of the Group of Eight nations in Sea Island, Ga., this week. Though trade and economic issues are on the agenda, Iraq is expected to dominate the discussions. President Bush is trying to win support from world leaders for a U.N. resolution on the transfer of sovereignty in Iraq. Hear NPR's Steve Inskeep and NPR's Don Gonyea.

Case in point: India, which reported 481,000 COVID-19 deaths in 2020 and 2021. The World Health Organization found 4.74 million deaths there either directly or indirectly attributable to the pandemic.

NPR's Jim Zarroli talks to NPR's Alex Chadwick about the Group of Eight summit in Sea Island, a resort community on Georgia's Atlantic coast. Topics under discussion Wednesday include Iraq and the future of democracy in the Middle East.

NPR's Madeleine Brand talks to Sen. Richard Shelby (R-AL), Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) and The Washington Post senior editor Steve Coll about the future of the CIA after the agency's embattled director, George Tenet, abruptly announced his resignation. Tenet is expected to leave the post in mid-July.

Many politicians cite the late President Ronald Reagan as a major inspiration for their career choice. Rep. Dana Rohrbacher (R-CA) was a high school student when he volunteered for Reagan's first campaign for California governor in the 1960s. Paul Begala became active in Democratic Party politics after hearing Reagan speak at the University of Texas in the 1970s. They share their memories with NPR's Susan Stamberg.

Alex Chadwick speaks with reporter Charles Duhigg of The Los Angeles Times, who has been joining patrols by American troops in Najaf and other cities that have been centers of conflict between U.S.-led forces and fighters loyal to radical Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr.

Georgia's Democratic gubernatorial candidate pivoted her fundraising after the Supreme Court draft opinion leaked. "We can only win this fight by uniting and doing the work together," she said.

Criticism about low voter turnout among young people may miss a larger point... and some fear it could have a chilling effect on participation in elections yet to come. Youth Radio's Belia Mayeno reports.

Former President Bill Clinton told a large crowd in Philadelphia that Sen. John Kerry has a strong plan for the economy and national security. Meanwhile, in Greeley, Colo., President Bush accused Kerry of not understanding the danger presented by terrorism. Hear NPR's Scott Horsley and NPR's Don Gonyea.

Wangari Maathai, a little-known environmental activist from Kenya, was awarded this year's Nobel Peace Prize. It was a surprise, but Maathai says the Nobel committee was able to see the connection between her work with the Green Belt Movement and the pursuit of peace. NPR's Jason Beaubien reports.