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(Update)NPR's Jackie Northam reports on a lawsuit expected to go to court today against the Ford Motor Company and Firestone Tires. Plaintiffs in the case are seeking more than 100 million dollars in damages against the companies in the on-going dispute over safety problems with the Ford Explorer and Firestone tires.

Retired Gen. Jay Garner, U.S. civil administrator for Iraq, seeks to speed efforts to form an interim administration. But Shiite clerics press for an Islamic state similar to neighboring Iran. NPR's Guy Raz and NPR's Ivan Watson report.

New Orleans is struck by another round of street killings, with five people gunned down in the city Friday night. The killings come nearly a month after multiple killings drove the state to seek troops from the National Guard.

U.S. Rep. Bob Ney, an Ohio Republican, is withdrawing his bid to seek re-election. Questions have been raised about Ney's connections to convicted lobbyist Jack Abramoff. A Ney spokesman said the congressman would serve out the remainder of his term.

The Congressional Budget Office forecasts a deficit of $368 billion for the current fiscal year, a $20 billion jump from its prediction last fall. The numbers do not include the additional $80 billion for military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan that the Bush administration has said it will seek from Congress.

The Supreme Court considers arguments on the legality of using marijuana for health reasons. The federal government is seeking to prosecute two California women who grow and use marijuana under medical supervision. NPR's Nina Totenberg reports.

The new HBO program K Street seeks to tell the story of Washington lobbyists and politicians. Produced with just a few days turnaround time, it is based on people and events in the week's news. NPR's Lynn Neary reports.

aimed at seeking a wage deal for 3.2 million public sector union employees appear to have reached a consensus. The talks were complicated by government plans to cut spending and welfare benefits to try to qualify Germany to join the single European currency.

Officials in Chechnya now say at least 55 people died Friday when a pair of trucks loaded with explosives were driven into a government building in Grozny. Chechnya's prime minister denies the bombing was the start of a full-scale assault by rebels seeking Chechnya's independence from Russia. NPR News reports.

NPR's Jackie Northam reports on a U.S. District Court judge's decision to allow Timothy McVeigh's to end the appeals process and expedite his execution. The judge felt McVeigh was competent enough to seek this outcome, but is giving the convicted terrorist until January 11th to change his mind.