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All week long, the debate over Iraq has been heating up on Capitol Hill. During testimony by Gen. Richard Myers at the Senate Armed Services Committee on Friday, the scene turned from questioning by committee members to arguing among the members. Democrats and Republicans fought over the number of hearings, and the attention the hearings are putting on the prison abuse scandal. On the Senate floor, Sen. Mark Dayton (D-MN) called for bringing U.S. troops home, while Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-UT) said calls for pulling out would hurt American efforts in Iraq. NPR's David Welna reports.

The state of New York sues former New York Stock Exchange chair Richard Grasso and a former board member over the legality of Grasso's $187.5 million pay package. State Attorney General Eliot Spitzer, who filed the suit, called the arrangement "inappropriate and illegal." Grasso stepped down last September after his compensation caused an outcry. NPR's Jim Zarroli reports.

Melissa Block talks to Randee Berson, a Red Cross volunteer in Gurnee, Illinois.

Family, friends and U.S. and foreign dignitaries pay homage to President Ronald Reagan at a memorial service at the National Cathedral in Washington, D.C. The 40th president will be buried Friday night at the Reagan presidential library in California. Former President George H.W. Bush spoke emotionally of his predecessor's warmth and humanity. President George W. Bush, who has used Reagan as a political model, lauded his economic and defense policies. Hear NPR's Robert Siegel.

President Bush appeals to U.S. allies to help Iraq's transitional government establish a democracy. Bush, whose requests for NATO involvement in Iraq have been rebuffed by French and German leaders, said at the close of the Group of Eight summit that U.S. allies could send troops to help train Iraqi security forces. Hear NPR's Michele Norris and NPR's Don Gonyea.

In local elections in Great Britain, Prime Minister Tony Blair's Labor Party suffers some significant losses in what analysts see as a "protest vote" against Blair's support for the war in Iraq. Hear NPR's Michele Norris and John Rentoul, chief political columnist for Britain's Sunday Independent newspaper.

Kamal al-Jarah, a senior member of the Iraqi education ministry, is killed outside his home in Baghdad -- the second such attack in as many days. This weekend's violence echoes warnings from the U.S.-led coalition that insurgents plan more attacks in the weeks leading to the handover of Iraqi sovereignty on June 30. Hear NPR's Emily Harris.

A top official at Iraq's foreign ministry is killed in Baghdad during an ambush by unknown gunmen. Bassam Kubba, who had been a career diplomat, is the first member of Iraq's new interim government to lose his life amid continuing violence and security problems. Hear NPR's Linda Wertheimer and NPR's Emily Harris.

The International Clown Hall of Fame in Milwaukee honored one of the industry's most prized clowns this past week. Wisconsin Public Radio's Brian Bull reports.

Muqtada al-Sadr, the radical Shiite Iraqi cleric whose militia has clashed with American forces for the past several months, announces plans to create a political party. Members of Iraq's new interim government are encouraging Sadr's proposed move into the official political process. Hear NPR's Deborah Amos.