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Lisa talks with Akhil Reed Amar, law professor at Yale University, and Howard Gillman, professor of political science at the University of Southern California, about the legal grounds on which the Bush camp has based their request for an injunction to stop the hand count of some Palm Beach County, Fla., ballots. They also address the political implications of using the courts to decide the election.

Every room in the five-bedroom house is filled with electrical sockets. Some are low to the ground, others are at eye level. The property, which is up for sale, has horrified some house hunters.

U.S. forces launch an air and ground attack on what military officials call a "terrorist training camp" about 100 miles from Baghdad. A U.S. Army helicopter is shot down over western Iraq. North of Baghdad, U.S. troops continue their search for Iraqis still loyal to Saddam Hussein. NPR's Ivan Watson reports.

Gov. Bill Richardson of New Mexico is the first Hispanic to serve as permanent chairman of the Democratic National Convention. His high profile in Boston is part of a larger Democratic Party effort to woo Hispanic voters in 2004, an effort that some polls show is gaining ground. NPR's Linda Wertheimer reports.

Along Oregon's coast, a body of cold water low in oxygen has formed near premier fishing grounds. This dead zone, which first appeared in 2002, has already suffocated some sea life and could kill more if it moves closer to shore.

The Federal Aviation Administration has approved Boeing's plans to redesign the lithium-ion batteries for its 787 Dreamliner. The fuel-efficient planes were grounded after a battery caught fire in January.

Melissa Block talks with the co-chairs of the Iraq Study Group: James A. Baker III, former secretary of state; and Lee H. Hamilton, former congressman. Congress formed the Iraq Study Group to give an independent assessment of the current and prospective situation on the ground in Iraq, the surrounding region, and consequences for U.S. interests.

Charles Ferguson made his fortune as a software developer, then made an unlikely move to filmmaking. His documentary on the Iraq war, No End in Sight, breaks some new ground: Key decision-makers talk for the first time about the war and its aftermath.

Sheriffs' detectives in Inyo County, Calif., believe a one-time hideout of the notorious Charles Manson clan may be concealing the bodies of murder victims from nearly 40 years ago. The detectives are converging Tuesday on the Barker Ranch with shovels and high-tech ground-penetrating radar to search for graves.

Pope Francis has famously shunned luxury items — including the popemobile. The pope has accepted the keys to a 1984 Renault with nearly 190,000 miles on it. It was a gift from a priest. The pope plans to drive it on Vatican grounds.