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Over the past year, billionaire businessman and philanthropist George Soros has given millions of dollars to progressive groups seeking President Bush's defeat in November. Republicans charge such funding efforts are illegal, but so far, no judge or agency has agreed. NPR's Peter Overby reports.

Grassley, who is 88 years old, is seeking an eighth term in office.

The Bush administration is considering seeking a new U.N. resolution that would endorse a broader multi-national force to restore order in Iraq. Hear NPR's Linda Wertheimer and Eric Rouleau, a journalist who is the former French ambassador to Turkey and Tunisia.

U.S. forces seek to remain focused on the military mission in Iraq as looting and lawlessness plague Baghdad and other cities abandoned by Saddam Hussein's government and security forces. NPR's Eric Westervelt reports from Baghdad.

The Republican convention will culminate Thursday night with an acceptance speech from President Bush that's expected to pay particular attention to domestic issues. Voters tell pollsters that is what they most want to hear from Bush as he seeks a second term. Hear NPR's Juan Williams.

Former Vermont Governor Howard Dean campaigns in Wisconsin as he seeks to regain momentum for his Democratic presidential bid. Dean once called Wisconsin a make or break state; he now says his supporters don't want the campaign to stop. Hear NPR's Steve Inskeep and Dean.

Legal scholars are watching to see if states also try to make it illegal for people to seek abortion care in other states, where abortion remains legal.

Former President Jimmy Carter's decision to forego further curative treatment and seek hospice at home in his final days has prompted many questions about hospice.

More hospitals and clinics in Mississippi are cutting back or shutting down, leaving few options for people seeking maternity care. E.R. staff are now training to meet that need.

A prosecutor at the International Criminal Court is expected to seek an arrest warrant Monday charging Sudan's president with orchestrating violence in the western region of Darfur. Tens of thousands of people are estimated to have died in the violence since 2003.