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Suicide bombings and mortar attacks in Iraq leave more than 140 people dead and hundreds wounded in Baghdad and the holy city of Karbala. The nearly simultaneous attacks targeted Shiite shrines, where more than 2 million Shiite Muslims -- many of them pilgrims -- had come to observe the holy day of Ashoura. NPR's Ivan Watson reports.

President George Bush calls Sen. John Kerry to congratulate him for the Tuesday wins that likely clinched the Democratic nomination for Kerry. The Bush-Cheney campaign is reportedly set to begin its media campaign later this week. Hear NPR's Robert Siegel and NPR's Don Gonyea.

Democratic frontrunner Sen. John Kerry is declared the winner in Ohio, Maryland and Massachusetts, leading to talk that rival candidate Sen. John Edwards will bow out of contention for the Democratic party's presidential nomination. Edwards credits Kerry with running a strong campaign as he thanks his supporters during a speech at his campaign headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia.

President Bush marks the first anniversary of the start of the U.S.-led war in Iraq. In a White House address, President Bush says that every country has a duty to "fight and destroy" the threat of terrorism. Hear NPR's Bob Edwards and NPR's Don Gonyea.

In their book, This Will Not Pass, NYT journalists Jonathan Martin and Alexander Burns reveal that GOP leaders, including Rep. Kevin McCarthy, privately discussed removing Trump from office.

Several talented young tenors are leaping at the chance to fill Luciano Pavarotti's rather large shoes. Among them are Italy's Salvatore Licitra, Juan Diego Florez of Peru, Mexican Ramón Vargas and his countryman, Rolando Villazón. NPR's Liane Hansen speaks with Villazón, in his early 30's, about his music and recordings of such great works as Verdi's La Traviata.

From Mexico City's police corruption to S?o Paulo's squatters and air pollution in Santiago, Chile, Latin America's cities are struggling to overcome economic and social problems. NPR's Gerry Hadden and NPR's Martin Kaste profile some of the region's biggest cities in a Morning Edition series.

Film critic David Edelstein reviews Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, starring Jim Carrey and Kate Winslet.

One year ago, the United States and Britain began the military campaign to overthrow Iraqi ruler Saddam Hussein. This is an audio montage of President Bush, Secretary of State Colin Powell and others who were some of the voices in the news leading up to the war in Iraq.

C-SPAN, the network known for its no-frills coverage of Congress, politics and books, turns 25 Friday. NPR's Bob Edwards talks with C-SPAN President and CEO Brian Lamb.