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Iraq's Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki announces a national reconciliation plan that includes amnesty for insurgents and opposition figures who have not been involved in terrorist attacks. Prime Minister Maliki's plan does not include a timetable for the withdrawal of foreign troops.

As the General Motors Corp. struggles to become profitable again, a surprisingly large number of workers have agreed to take lump sum payouts to leave their jobs.

Our rock critic reviews Springtime Can Kill You the new CD from singer-songwriter Jolie Holland.

Tour de France legend Lance Armstrong is denying new allegations that he used banned substances. In sworn testimony, two former friends cite a 1996 hospital-room conversation. They say Armstrong told a doctor he had used "growth hormone, cortisone, EPO, steroids and testosterone."

Throughout his time in the Oval Office, President Bush has been dogged by reports about his service in the National Guard during the Vietnam War era. A new book by a Democratic former Lt. Governor of Texas raises the matter again, and Daniel Schorr, NPR's NPR senior news analyst, reprises some of the charges in the new book.

The U.S. military continues to investigate three separate incidents in which American forces are accused of killing Iraqi civilians. In the wake of the Abu Ghraib prison scandal, military officials are responding quickly to any allegations of wrongdoing.

Warren Buffett, billionaire investor and founder of Berkshire Hathaway, has announced he is donating much of his fortune to charity. Over time, most of Buffett's $44 billion in stock holdings will be given to the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.

Dave Alvin is best known for his work in the Blasters and X, as well as his solo career. His new CD West of the West is a tribute to California songwriters, and features Alvin performing songs by Jerry Garcia, Tom Waits, Brian Wilson, Merle Haggard and others.

Jason Stearns, a senior analyst with the International Crisis Group, talks with Renee Montagne about why elections in the Congo matter so much to African democracy.

New Orleans is struck by another round of street killings, with five people gunned down in the city Friday night. The killings come nearly a month after multiple killings drove the state to seek troops from the National Guard.