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Scientist Bruce E. Ivins was respected by his colleagues at the Army biodefense research center at Fort Detrick in Maryland. His death, and his possible connection to an FBI investigation in the 2001 anthrax killings, hits a tight-knit community.

When Dr. Bruce Ivins was hired 30 years ago to study anthrax vaccines at the Army's Institute of Infectious Diseases in Fort Detrick, Maryland, he didn't need security clearance.

Burce Ivins worked at the government's Fort Detrick lab on anthrax vaccines. He was questioned by the FBI during its seven-year investigation of the anthrax killings and was involved in the analysis of samples from the mailings that contained anthrax.

The Washington Post's E.J. Dionne says Barack Obama's call for a windfall profit tax on oil firms is an answer to the GOP's emphasis on offshore drilling. David Brooks of The New York Times says though a windfall tax may be good politics, it's bad economics.

The FBI this week may release some of the evidence against Bruce Ivins, a U.S. government researcher who was under investigation for the anthrax attacks of 2001. He killed himself last week. Investigators have told NPR they were still several major legal steps away from an indictment.

The DOJ says it's confident Army scientist Bruce Ivins sent the deadly anthrax letters in 2001. But Ivins' lawyer says dozens, if not hundreds, of scientists and contractors had access to those same anthrax spores. A detailed look at the government's allegations and Ivins' defense.

Thembi Ngubane, a South African woman with AIDS, spoke earlier this week at the International AIDS Conference in Mexico City. Two years ago, she provided All Things Considered listeners with a gripping narrative of her life with the disease.

The U.S. government released evidence this week in its case against Bruce Ivins, who killed himself last month after he learned he would be charged in the 2001 anthrax mailing attacks. The prosecution presented its arguments in a news conference instead of a courtroom, which left Ivins' attorney, Paul Kemp, unsatisfied.

Salim Hamdan, Osama bin Laden's former driver, was sentenced on Thursday to 5 1/2 years in prison for providing material support for terrorism. But he will serve only a few months. Hamdan will get credit for the 61 months he has already spent in custody while awaiting trial.

President Bush is sending Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice to Georgia. He is also sending U.S. planes and naval vessels with humanitarian aid. The Bush administration urged Russia to clear the way for the aid shipments and pull its forces back.