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Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki says several insurgent groups have inquired about the amnesty offer in his new national reconciliation plan. Maliki insists that amnesty would not apply to those who have killed U.S. soldiers or Iraqis. Iraqi officials are reportedly negotiating with some insurgent groups.

The three original members of the band Guster met as freshmen at Tufts University in Massachusetts, and never really quite gave up the college gig. And for their fans, that's a good thing. Their latest, critically lauded CD promises to make new fans off-campus.

A federal grand jury returns guilty verdicts on four of five counts against David Safavian, the former chief procurement officer for the federal government. Safavian was convicted of lying and obstruction of justice. Prosecutors said he tried to cover up his business relationship with disgraced lobbyist Jack Abramoff.

Contracts awarded by the Federal Emergency Management Agency for post-Hurricane Katrina work along the Gulf Coast were initially awarded to big firms. But some local, smaller firms are questioning the deals. Unsuccessful bidders say the government didn't follow its own rules.

In her new collection of essays, Dutch parliamentarian Ayaan Hirsi Ali, a native of Somalia, calls on her fellow Muslims to change their attitudes about the role of women in the world's fastest-growing religion.

Because Hamas is listed as a terrorist group, the USAID has had to shut down a big project in the West Bank and Gaza aimed at helping the Palestinian economy develop viable private-sector markets and boost job creation.

Super stock-picker Warren Buffett pledges stock worth about $37 billion to charitable foundations, including more than $30 billion to the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. Buffett biographer Roger Lowenstein discusses the move with Madeleine Brand.

The former chief of staff of Rep. Bob Ney (R-OH) reaches a plea agreement with federal prosecutors in which he will assist the investigation of his former boss for allegedly doling out political favors to former lobbyist Jack Abramoff. Neil Volz pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit fraud in the deal.

Investment banker Frank Quattrone, once a power in California's Silicon Valley, avoids a third trial on obstruction and witness tampering charges with the acceptance by a New York judge of an agreement between Quattrone and prosecutors.

Starting July 1, states are supposed to require all Medicaid recipients to prove citizenship in order to receive or keep their benefits. The provision is intended to purge Medicaid of illegal immigrants. But advocates for the poor have filed a lawsuit on behalf of citizens who simply lack the needed documents.