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Ten years ago, an agreement signed in a hotel ballroom in Dayton, Ohio, signaled the end to bloody civil war in Bosnia. Today, Muslims, Croats and Serbs still struggle to move from ceasefire to peace.

If Republicans win control in November, Senate minority leader Mitch McConnell is signaling that Congress could vote on further restrictions on abortion.

President Bush meets with British Prime Minister Tony Blair Thursday. But the first international visitor the president hosted was the head of NATO. The Bush administration appears to be signaling a desire to repair relations with Europe. But few analysts expect any quick fixes or major foreign policy changes. NPR's Michele Kelemen reports.

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke signals the Fed is ready to cut interest rates in the face of mounting risks to the U.S. economy. Rising unemployment, high oil prices and a decline in manufacturing pressure the White House to keep the economy from lapsing into recession.

North Carolina Sen. John Edwards announces he will seek the Democratic presidential nomination. Edwards is a multi-millionaire trial lawyer and a relative newcomer to Washington. Sen. John Kerry (D-MA) and Vermont Gov. Howard Dean have also signaled their intentions to run on the Democratic ticket. NPR News reports.

A more efficient food industry -- producing fewer dented cans with missing labels -- signals bad news for community pantries. Food banks find it harder to fill their pantry shelves. Hillary Wicai reports from member station KWMU.

A new high-tech soccer ball might make things a little easier for the referees. It could end second-guessing that arises when a ball barely crosses the goal line. A German firm has put a transmitter in the center of the ball, which send signals to a computer for precise tracking of the ball.

U.S. Army and Marine units move north after a one-week pause, signaling that the battle for Baghdad may soon begin in earnest. U.S. forces engage Republican Guard units in heavy fighting near two key cities on the way to the Iraqi capital. Hear NPR's Nick Spicer.

Researchers argue that radio signals are not the most efficient way of alerting an extraterrestrial intelligence to our existence. The scientists recommend sending, and searching for, an interstellar message in a bottle. NPR's David Kestenbaum reports.

New security regulations are taking effect at ports around the world, under a treaty signed by 148 nations. The International Ship and Port Facility Code requires that ships have a security officer and an alarm signal that can alert the country of registration in times of emergency, along with other measures. Hear NPR's Robert Siegel.