The U.S. transfers power to Iraqis two days ahead of schedule.

A U.S. Marine is taken hostage in Iraq and threatened with beheading.

The Supreme Court could rule on a number of cases today.

Reverend Moon of the Unification Church holds a ceremony in the Dirksen Senate Building.

Rather than cross a picket line set up by city workers, presidential candidate John Kerry tells U.S. mayors, attending a conference in Boston, that he will not address them.

The MBTA in Boston says it plans to conduct random searches of passengers' bags in order to prevent a terrorist attack.

From "Nixon in China" to "Marriage of Figaro," we look at how politics and politicians have inspired composers.