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NPR's Renee Montagne talks with NPR's Cokie Roberts about the response in Washington to the scandal over abuses of Iraqi prisoners.

U.N. Envoy Lakhdar Brahimi is considering the make-up of an interim Iraqi government set to take over June 30 from the U.S.-led occupation authority. Analysts and politicians say Brahimi may be forced to compromise to the point that the new government's authority will be restricted, resulting in a largely symbolic transfer of power. NPR's Peter Kenyon reports.

The Russian-backed president of Chechnya and at least five others were killed Sunday in an explosion in the Chechen capital, Grozny. Among the dozens of wounded was Russia's senior military commander in the region. The bomb went off in a stadium where President Ahmed Kadyrov was attending celebrations marking the defeat of Nazi Germany. Hear NPR's Cheryl Corley and Kim Murphy of The Los Angeles Times.

A powerful car bomb wounds a senior Iraqi official outside his Baghdad home, kills at least five people -- including the sucide bomber -- and injures others. The attack comes just a few days after the assassination of the head of Iraq's Governing Council. NPR's Peter Kenyon reports.

President George Bush rules out tapping the Strategic Petroleum Reserve to help ease rising gas prices. Bush voiced concern over the price hike, but said he won't "play politics" with the reserve, noting its role as an emergency resource. NPR's Don Gonyea reports.

Confusion continues to surround a U.S. attack in western Iraq that killed more than 40 people. The U.S. military says the target of the air and ground assault early Wednesday was a suspected safe house for foreign fighters infiltrating Iraq from nearby Syria. But Iraqis in the area say the victims were participating in a wedding celebration. Hear NPR's Eric Westervelt.

Shocking photos of Iraqi prisoner abuse are the latest images to have a worldwide impact. Pictures, more than words, have affected public opinion throughout the past century. NPR's Ari Shapiro reports.

Commentator Michael Ivey was urged by his wife to go see Prince in concert. He resisted at first. But he ended up going. He loved the performance... but then he realized he was seated at "eye level."

As part of the Morning Edition series of commentaries on the abuse at Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq, Fawaz Gerges predicts the scandal will provoke more violence by Iraqi insurgents. Gerges is professor of international affairs and Middle Eastern studies at Sarah Lawrence College and author of the forthcoming book The Jihadists: Unholy Warriors.

Scientists studying the dog genome release new details regarding the age and characteristics of different breeds. The findings, published in Science magazine, show that the Husky and Pekingese breeds have more in common than you might think -- and that some apparently ancient breeds are not so ancient after all. NPR's Richard Harris reports.