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House Bill 2021 is the session's biggest environmental bill. It passes as Oregon braces for record temperatures.

The move would be a departure from the position of Attorney General Jeff Sessions, who said, "Good people don't smoke marijuana" in his confirmation hearing.

Advocates of police reform say they plan to keep the pressure on for more in the wake of a special session of the Oregon Legislature.

They have collaborated on the CD box set, Frank Sinatra in Hollywood (1940-1964) which collects Sinatra's film recordings — many of them rare. Granata is a Sinatra historian and author of Sessions with Sinatra: Frank Sinatra and the Art of Recording.

NPR's Brian Naylor is in Florida, where the state legislature is considering holding a special session whereby they could name presidential electors if the election is still unsettled by December 12. The contest between George W. Bush and Al Gore is still in the courts, with the U.S. Supreme Court ready to hear arguments on Friday.

The upcoming session of Congress is likely to feature debate on an economic stimulus package President Bush is expected to outline Tuesday. NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Rep. Jim Leach (R-IA).

NPR's Don Gonyea reports on how the administration readies for tomorrow night's speech by President Bush before a joint session of Congress on his budget. Mr. Bush is trying to win approval of his tax-cut program. But for most Americans, this will be their first real opportunity to see the president in action since the inauguration.

The Iraqi National Assembly fails to achieve consensus on a permanent speaker Tuesday after a short, tumultuous session. The meeting was only the second for the parliament since elections were held in January.

Congress wraps up its 2004 session over the weekend without taking final action on the bill to overhaul the U.S. intelligence agencies, and passage before the end of the year appears unlikely. NPR's Pam Fessler reports.

Host Bob Edwards details the first in a series of new White House chat sessions that took place Wednesday. White House Chief of Staff Andrew Card became the first of the president's senior administration staffers to take questions from the public through the Internet, although he had the choice of which ones he would answer.