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Last November, the Red Cross handed high-level U.S. military officials in Iraq a harshly worded report describing abuses at Abu Ghraib, The Wall Street Journal reports. Sources tell the paper that military officials were skeptical of the report and seemed more concerned with restricting Red Cross access to the prison. Hear NPR's Steve Inkseep and Journal reporter Greg Jaffe.

Crude oil prices rise to a new record high, despite word from Saudi Arabia's oil minister that his country will increase production. While higher oil prices mean higher gas costs for motorists, other elements are involved in the final price at the pump, experts say. Hear NPR's Melissa Block and Tom Kloza, chief oil analyst with the Oil Price Information Service.

Former New York City Mayor Rudolph Giuliani tells the Sept. 11 commission that it should focus on preventing future terrorist attacks, not on assigning blame. Giuliani praised emergency responders' actions, but some victims' families demanded more pointed questions about what went wrong when police and firefighters responded to the 2001 attacks. Hear NPR's Madeleine Brand.

In 1940, author John Steinbeck and his friend Ed Ricketts, a marine biologist, sailed to the Sea of Cortez to document wildlife. Now scientists are re-tracing their route. The Radio Expeditions series joins them.

The U.S. military releases more than 300 Iraqi detainees from the Abu Ghraib prison -- the center of a prisoner-abuse scandal. The release comes a day after Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld made a surprise visit to Iraq and toured the prison. Hear NPR's Peter Kenyon.

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Paul Eisenstein, publisher of the Internet magazine TheCarConnection.com, about how surging gas prices are affecting American's car purchases.

Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld arrives in Baghdad -- a visit aimed at lifting troop morale amid the controversy over the abuse of Iraqi prisoners. Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Gen. Richard Myers is traveling with Rumseld on the unannounced visit. Hear NPR's Peter Kenyon.

President Bush welcomes the formation of Iraq's interim government, saying it brings the country closer to democracy. With the leadership named, the United States and Britain hope the U.N. will approve a Security Council resolution that details security arrangements and the transfer of sovereignty in Iraq. NPR's Vicky O'Hara reports.

Deputy Defense Secretary Paul Wolfowitz and Deputy Secretary of State Richard Armitage discuss the turnover of power in Iraq with members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. Wolfowitz said it's too early to say how many troops would stay in the country. Lawmakers from both parties also expressed unease over the continuing scandal at Abu Ghraib prison. NPR's David Welna reports.

NPR's Madeleine Brand talks to Bob Moon of Marketplace about the Bush administration's proposal to ease environmental requirements on a variety of gasoline blends in an effort to increase supply and help lower gas prices.