At a Habitat for Humanity work site this morning in Louisiana, President Bush stated that the federal government will not be responsible for developing a reconstruction plan.

A suicide car bomber killed 30 civilians in a crowded market in the town of Tal Afar near the Syrian border.

1.3 million Liberians have registered to vote for today's elections. 15,000 U.N. troops have aided the peaceful process.

Plans have begun in earnest for next year's Mardi Gras. Organizers remain confident that the party will be a success.

Joyce Maynard speaks about her recent coming-of-age novel "The Cloud Chamber" and the silences within her own family.