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Iraq's interim prime minister, Ayad Allawi talks about Sunday's elections. He has spent the past week urging Iraqis to vote, while campaigning at the top of the Iraqi List slate. He discusses his legacy as interim leader and his determination to keep the polls open, regardless of security concerns.

Secretary of state nominee Condoleezza Rice addresses tough questions from the Senate Foreign Relations Committee about the justification for the war in Iraq and an exit strategy. She returned Wednesday to the Capitol for a second round of questioning.

Some Iraqis are formulating plans to vote in Sunday's election amid predictions of widespread violence and intimidation by insurgents determined to disrupt the vote. In one family, the husband plans to cast his ballot in the morning and his wife will vote in the evening in hopes that at least one of them will survive to raise their children.

Sudanese leaders sign an historic power-sharing agreement that is expected to end decades of civil war between the northern government and southern rebels. Hear NPR's Jacki Lyden and U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations John Danforth, who attended the signing ceremony in Nairobi, Kenya.

A 10-member jury sees photos and video evidence in the court-martial of Spc. Charles Graner, a central figure in the abuse scandal at Iraq's Abu Ghraib prison. The defense argued Monday that Graner was ordered to rough up prisoners ahead of interrogation. Hear NPR's Jackie Northam.

Two weeks after a tsunami devastated thousands of miles of coastline on the Indian Ocean, relief organizations say they are now getting supplies and medical care to almost every affected area. But there are still are still complaints that aid distribution has been uneven. Hear NPR's Joanne Silberner.

While Iraq's Shiite majority has claimed the prime minister seat, the second leading political bloc -- the Kurds -- will likely gain the presidency. NPR's Ivan Watson spoke to the leading Kurdish candidate, Jalal Talabani, about the election and the presidential post.

At their brief summit in Bratislava, Slovakia, President Bush and Russian President Vladimir Putin pledged to work together against nuclear terrorism, while Bush also urged Putin to continue his commitment to democracy. NPR's Alex Chadwick talks with NPR's Lawrence Sheets about the meeting.

Leaders of the worldwide Anglican Communion have the Episcopal Church USA and the Anglican Church of Canada not to participate in its June meeting. The divide in both cases relates to policy over gay unions and clergy.

More than 5,000 people turn out to welcome home an Army National Guard unit that lost five members during a year-long tour of Iraq. Delivering supplies and mail around Baghdad, the unit, from Paris, Ill., drew more than 100 mortar attacks and came under enemy fire 60 times. The unit sustained injuries that earned soldiers 32 Purple Heart awards.