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An activist group has defused a controversy over a billboard protesting the Iraq war. Project Billboard had intended to put up in New York's Times Square a picture of a bomb decorated with stars and stripes reading "Democracy is best taught by example, not war." Clear Channel, which rented the space to the group, objected. The group has now agreed to change the bomb to a dove, plus a ticker tape showing the cost of the war.

The 1980s group Squeeze set a standard for British pop music that still sounds fresh today. Former frontman Glenn Tilbrook is now a one-man standard-bearer, and he's just released his third solo CD, Transatlantic Ping Pong. He speaks with NPR's Brian Naylor.

In the worst violence since Iraq's new government took over two weeks ago, a car bomb was detonated at the entrance to the interim governments offices, killing 10 and wounding 40. Soon after, insurgents ambushed the governor of Mosul's convoy, killing the governor and two bodyguards. NPR's Philip Reeves reports.

The presidential campaigns are in full swing and that's great news for America's political cartoonists. NPR's Renee Montagne talks about drawing the candidates with Pulitzer Prize winners Mike Lucovich and Mike Peters.

NPR's Susan Stamberg speaks with veterinarian Eric Clough about his idea that pets -- and pet owners -- could benefit for hospice care for animals.

A Senate Intelligence Committee report issued Friday suggests that the global intelligence community, in investigating whether or not Saddam Hussein's government had access to weapons of mass destruction, suffered from a "collective groupthink," which led them to misinterpret "ambiguous evidence." All Things Considered explains the term "groupthink."

Thomas Edison's music room went unused since the days when he was using it to record the famous at the turn of the century. Lately, some top names have been back there in West Orange, New Jersey, making modern-day wax cylinders, which use no microphone, no electricity.

Imitation being the sincerest form of flattery, All Things Considered asked people to give us their best impressions of the late, great Marlon Brando.

Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge says at a Senate briefing and a news conference that al Qaeda is actively interested in disrupting this year's presidential election season. The nation's terror alert level remains unchanged. Ridge offered few details about potential threats, leading some Democrats to question the timing of his remarks. NPR's Pam Fessler reports.

Gillian Clark, head chef and owner of Colorado Kitchen in Washington, D.C., suggests some seasonal treats for the Fourth of July. Clark shares her recipes with NPR's Andrea Seabrook.