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The Conservative Political Action Conference or CPAC is taking place in Washington, D.C. Controversy inside the governing organization has some potential 2024 presidential contenders sitting it out.

They are accused of killing Earl Moore Jr. by strapping him face-down on a stretcher, causing him to suffocate. NPR's A Martinez talks to attorney Bob Hilliard, who is representing Moore's family.

Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice says the U.S. will enter Iraqi-sponsored talks with Iran and Syria. Former Rep. Lee Hamilton, co-chairman of the Iraq Study Group, calls it "a positive and a constructive" first step toward opening communications with Iran.

Defense Secretary Robert Gates, who is on a short swing through the Middle East, was in Iraq on Tuesday. On his agenda: a visit to a command post in southern Iraq where U.S. troops serve in an advisory capacity; a meeting with Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki and a visit to Kurdistan.

Brown University held a vigil Monday night in support of one of its students. Hisham Awartani was wounded over the weekend along with two of his friends in what may have been a hate crime shooting.

There is a historic opera house in the Amazon that is a destination for some famous singers, musicians and local fans.

Vidiots and the Bob Baker Marionette Theater teamed up to provide an escape from reality for families facing trauma and loss from the Los Angeles wildfires.

Residents of the state of Maine are not used to extreme heat. We hear from a strawberry farm where owners are worried about crop damage, and a beach where people are heading to cool off this summer.

NPR's Vicky O'Hara reports from Hanoi that President Bill Clinton arrived in Vietnam late tonight. He is thefirst serving U.S. president to visit the communist country that defeated America in war 25 years ago. Tens of thousands of Vietnamese turned out in Hanoi to welcome President Clinton. An official welcoming ceremony takes place tomorrow.

Former special counsel Robert Mueller spent much of Wednesday on Capitol Hill testifying before two House panels. And, the governor of Puerto Rico has resigned following a text message scandal.