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Washington, D.C.'s Earth Conservation Corps is a non-profit organization with a mission to recruit a few dozen young men and women in the community to clean up and restore their own neighborhood. But there's one hitch: It's one of the most dangerous neighborhoods in the country. NPR's Daniel Zwerdling reports.

Roughly 10 percent of the delegates needed for the Democratic nomination are in play between Saturday and Tuesday, starting with caucuses in Michigan and Washington. Sen. John Kerry hopes to build on his lead. Sen. John Edwards and retired Gen. Wesley Clark are vying to become Kerry's chief rival. Former Vermont governor Howard Dean is pinning his fading hopes on the Feb. 17 Wisconsin primary. Hear NPR's Scott Simon and NPR's Scott Horsley.

NPR's Scott Simon has one last conversation with A.J. Jacobs, the man reading the entire Encyclopaedia Britannica. Jacobs has finally finished his task and is looking for new challenges.

The White House released documents Tuesday it says confirm President Bush fulfilled his Air National Guard duties during the Vietnam War era. Democrats have recently revived charges that Bush abandoned his Guard post. But many say the new documents are incomplete, and some question why the White House can't produce anyone who remembers serving with Bush. Hear NPR's Don Gonyea.

Many states have no minimum age, but there's a push to raise it to a common international standard of 14. Experts say diversion programs should be provided without the criminalization of children.

The economic incentives package that lured Rivian’s second plant to Georgia was finally made public Monday – and its size dwarfs the tax breaks that put the company’s first plant in Normal.

Personal accounts and reflections of individuals affected by the Iraq war. Jesse Mays has a tattoo parlor near Camp Lejeune, N.C., where he's applied his art to many Marines who train there. They are now in Iraq, and 11 have been killed in action.

The level of Iraqi resistance takes U.S. planners by surprise, but Arab military analysts say they expected Saddam Hussein to rely more on guerilla tactics in the current war. In the 1991 Gulf War, Saddam used conventional war strategies and was quickly defeated. NPR's Michael Sullivan reports.

Elements of the Army's 3rd Infantry Division moved closer to Baghdad today. They clashed with Republican Guard troops, who are better trained and equipped than Iraqi army regulars. Despite the strength of the Republican Guard, some American troops prefer fighting them over fighting the Fedayeen and other irregulars who attack from civilian areas. There's less moral ambiguity in battles pitting soldier against soldier. U.S. commanders estimate 200 Iraqi Republican Guard troops were killed today in a battle near the town of Hindiya. NPR's Eric Westervelt reports.

Attacks by Iraqi irregulars against U.S. forces are growing in intensity, according to U.S. military commanders. Though troops continue to press toward Baghdad, the ambushes are slowing their progress. NPR's John Burnett is traveling with the Marine's 1st Division in Iraq.