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A political suspense thriller is unfolding in Kenya. No fewer than nine candidates are running for president, but from nearly every angle, it is a two-man race between Raila Odinga and Mwai Kibaki.

The Federal Reserve Bank moved Wednesday morning to ease a global credit crisis, announcing a plans to offer $40 billion in emergency funds to banks through an auction process. The move was coordinated with other major central banks and is designed to increase liquidity around the globe.

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke tells lawmakers the surge in energy prices coupled with a crumbling housing market and tight credit are expected to constrict the U.S. economy.

Arrests and protests have followed last week's declaration of martial law in Pakistan. Journalist Ahmed Rashid, a regular guest on Fresh Air, tells Terry Gross that president Pervez Musharraf's latest gambit could encourage more civil strife — and greater territorial gains by the Taliban.

Responding to a wave of recent food and product recalls, the Bush administration has announced an initiative to expand the authority of federal regulatory agencies.

Tuesday's Middle East peace meeting has caused congestion and closures around the Naval Academy. Diners at Chick and Ruth's Deli, boaters along "Ego Alley," where sailors show off their rides, and people on Main Street weigh in.

President Bush defends his administration's policies toward Iran even as a new intelligence report shows Iran halted its nuclear weapons program four years ago. Still, the president says, Iran remains a danger. He spoke at a White House news conference.

French transit workers walk off the job to protest a pension reform plan put in place by President Sarkozy. The open-ended walkout is forcing residents of Paris and other French cities to find alternate ways to get to work. Gas and electricity workers are also off the job.

President Bush says the Mideast peace conference in Annapolis, Md., results in Israeli and Palestinian leaders agreeing to meet regularly and make every effort to conclude an agreement by the end of 2008. President Bush is due to meet with the peace negotiators at the White House.

News broke Thursday that in 2005, the CIA destroyed at least two videotapes made three years earlier that showed harsh interrogation techniques. Intelligence committee members from both parties say they weren't told about the tapes or about plans to destroy them.