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NPR's Madeleine Brand talks to Bob Moon of Marketplace about a decision by Microsoft to require customers to verify they have a valid copy of an operating system before allowing them to download updates from its Web site. Officials for the software giant say the move will boost Internet security -- and it may prompt those using illegal copies of its popular Windows software to buy legitimate copies.

Next week, Deputy Director of Intelligence Jami Miscik will step down. Her departure marks the completion of an almost total overhaul of CIA senior staff since the arrival of new Director Porter Goss.

The brilliant Cuban pianist Gonzalo Rubalcaba talks with NPR's Tony Cox about Paseo, his first album in three years.

Despite a fierce firefight early Sunday, no major violence occurred in the Sunni Triangle. In northern Iraq, Kurdish voters cast two ballots: one for the National Assembly and one for the creation of an independent region Kurdistan. NPR's Ivan Watson reports.

Iraq's interim prime minister says that war-crimes trials will begin next week for top officials of Saddam Hussein's former regime. Ayad Allawi made the announcement while speaking to Iraq's National Council. He did not say when Saddam Hussein might face trial. Hear NPR's Mike Shuster.

Peter Feaver of Duke University talks about why overall support for the war in Iraq hasn't dwindled, despite much higher casualties than either politicians or the public expected. Feaver says Americans can accept a high human cost for a war if they think the United States will ultimately win. Hear Feaver and NPR's Steve Inskeep.

The Federal Reserve raises a key short-term interest rate another quarter of a point, in an attempt to keep inflation under control as the economy continues to show signs of improvement. NPR's Jim Zarroli reports.

U.S. forces continue to encounter sporadic resistance from insurgents holed up in several parts of the city, and efforts to administer supplies to civilians have been hampered by the appearance of suspected insurgents at aid sites. Hear NPR's Anne Garrels.

Day to Day producer Christopher Johnson has an appreciation of rap star Russell Jones -- AKA Ol' Dirty Bastard, one of the founders of the Wu-Tang Clan rap collective. Jones died on Saturday of unknown causes in a New York recording studio.

Allegations of guards beating and terrorizing detainees have emerged from jails Homeland Security uses to hold immigrants awaiting deportation. But legal redress for the alleged victims is unlikely. NPR's Daniel Zwerdling has the second of two reports.