Today's top stories:
- In the worst day of violence since the troop increase began in Iraq two months ago, at least 183 people died in four separate attacks on Wednesday.
Update: The AP now reports that the death toll has risen to 230. Meanwhile, another suicide bomber has killed at least 12 in Baghdad. - Videos that Virginia Tech gunman Cho Seung-Hui mailed to NBC News before the second deadly shooting paint a picture of a deeply disturbed individual.
- Meanwhile, it appears that, because he was briefly taken to a mental health facility, he almost ended up on a list of individuals banned from purchasing guns in Virginia, News Desk has learned.
- Attorney General Alberto Gonzales will testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee today on his role in the firing of eight U.S. attorneys.
- Democratic presidential candidates are lining up to court the Rev. Al Sharpton, once a candidate himself, for his endorsement in the primary.
- A top aide to embattled World Bank President Paul Wolfowitz has urged him to step down, Reuters reports.
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