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President Bush says the just-released President's Daily Brief document from August 6, 2001, lacked enough information to prevent an attack on the United States. Bush also said U.S. troops in Iraq will have as many reinforcements as they need. Bush spoke with reporters Sunday morning after meeting with troops at Fort Hood, Texas. Hear NPR's Liane Hansen.

Under pressure from a panel investigating the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, the White House Saturday declassified the President's Daily Brief document from August 6, 2001. The briefing, titled "Bin Laden Determined to Strike in U.S.," has been mentioned often in testimony before the panel. Hear NPR's Liane Hansen, NPR's Pam Fessler and New York Times correspondent David Sanger.

American cyclist Lance Armstrong wins the Tour de France in Paris, setting a new record with six victories. The final margin between Armstrong and his nearest competitor, German Andreas Kloden, was 6 minutes, 19 seconds. Hear NPR's Brian Naylor and John Wilcockson of Velo News.

Microsoft has made a $44.6 billion bid for Yahoo, an aggressive move by the software giant to gain market share on the Internet and compete with Google. Microsoft and Yahoo have talked about merging for years. This time, a hostile but very rich offer could seal the deal.

Embattled Senate Majority Leader Trent Lott (R-MS) appears on Black Entertainment Television to apologize again for his remarks alluding to the glory of America's segregated past. Meanwhile, Senate Republicans will meet Jan. 6 to decide Lott's fate as majority leader. NPR's Juan Williams reports.

(aired Tues 11/16/21) Local Muslim and Arab women will share their perspectives on their lives in Chattanooga at the Hunter Museum. They will participate in a panel discussion - for Hunter’s “Art + Issues” series - on Thursday starting at 6 PM, free and open to the public.

More than 6,000 police departments around the country now use tasers, the electronic stun guns that have been hailed as an alternative to lethal force. But Taser International, which makes the weapons, is facing questions about the safety of its products, and the accuracy of its sales reports. NPR's Laura Sullivan reports.

The Jauntee - a band from Colorado - will headline this week’s Off the Rails concert in downtown Dalton. Performances for the free summer music series - which began last month - are on Fridays, starting at 6:30 PM at Burr Performing Arts Park.

As the Hunter Museum of American Art celebrates 70 years here in Chattanooga, there is room for fantasy. The summer exhibition at the Hunter is titled, “Enchanted: A History of Fantasy Illustration” - and one of the programs inspired by the exhibition is a hip-hop performance: “Hip-Hop Fantasy,” tomorrow night at 6 PM.

Michael Crosa is a podcaster here in Chattanooga. He’s the director of “Jollyville Radio” - and his new podcast is “My Part of Town Chattanooga.” On Tuesday, February 21st, starting at 6 PM, he’ll teach an Introduction to Podcasting class at The Chattery.