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A new poll of likely voters finds support dropping for President Bush and his party on issues of foreign policy and national security -- areas of debate they once dominated.

Eleven people have died in the massive wildfires that continue to spread in the panhandle of Texas. Michele Norris talks with Kim Powell, the Fire Chief of Pampa, Texas, where four people have died from the fires.

The White House is besieged with questions regarding President Bush's role in leaking sensitive data related to Iraq. Former vice presidential aide Lewis Libby has stated that Bush authorized leaks. Press secretary Scott McClellan defended leaking information "in the public interest."

When English-language music was banned in 1982, Spanish-language groups found an opportunity.

Devices on display at the International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas are crammed with technology. But New York Times technology columnist David Pogue says companies are also rushing to make their products more fashionable.

Two infected airline passengers may have helped spread mumps from Iowa to several other Midwestern states, health officials say. The epidemic -- Iowa may have as many as 600 cases -- is a new example of how quickly diseases can spread through air travel. The outbreak is the largest in 18 years.

Antiretroviral therapies to treat AIDS have transformed patients' lives and Dr. Michael Saag's practice at the University of Alabama-Birmingham's Center for AIDS Research. But Saag says the therapies have brought new worries, such as concerns about drug resistance and the quality of life for AIDS patients who now live much longer.

Senior news analyst Daniel Schorr says that the recent controversy over secret National Security Agency eavesdropping is putting the idea of inherent presidential powers to the test.

Central Grocery, one of New Orleans' best-loved specialty foods stores, had to close for a few months after Hurricane Katrina hit. But one of its owners forged ahead to re-open in time for Mardi Gras and the Central Grocery's 100th birthday.

Putting welfare recipients to work is at the heart of the federal welfare law passed 10 years ago. But while the original law allowed states to decide how best to meet federal goals, some officials fear that the Bush administration will remove some of the flexibility that they say has made the law a success.

The details of Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa's takeover plans for the Los Angeles Unified School District have only been made public through a draft plan that was leaked to a newspaper. The draft plan includes large layoffs of middle management in the system.

In San Francisco, thousands of people gathered in the pre-dawn hours at Lotta's Fountain, an architectural survivor of the 1906 earthquake that devastated the city. This year, the event included 11 survivors of the quake. KQED's Cy Musiker reports.

Commentator John Ridley is critical of civil rights leader Jesse Jackson's offer to pay the college tuition of a woman who has accused several members of the Duke University lacrosse team of rape. The case has taken on strong racial overtones because the accuser is black, and almost all the members of the team are white. Ridley says Jackson should wait until the facts of the case are clear.

When Margi Scharff felt stomach pain in India, she assumed it was "Delhi Belly," an ailment often afflicting visitors. The 51-year-old artist, based in Los Angeles, was instead told she has advanced ovarian cancer.

At least 10 people were killed -- and 40 injured -- in the Midwest after a series of tornadoes swept across the Midwest. The bulk of the deaths occurred in Missouri. Crews assessing the damage Monday say it is remarkable more people weren't hurt.

Ping Fu has spent decades envisioning new uses for computers. Now she thinks she's really on to something: a technology that can scan 3-D objects, re-creating them virtually — and in the real world.

Turkish television is reporting a new case of bird flu. The case was discovered as Turkish officials conducted tests across the country. Turkey had already confirmed 14 bird flu victims, including three children who died.

With 90 percent of the vote counted, Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, a Harvard-trained economist, is leading in Liberia's runoff presidential election. Though no winner has been declared officially, Johnson-Sirleaf is outpacing millionaire soccer star George Weah and is poised to become Africa's first female leader. Ed Gordon talks about the runoff vote with Jeremy Levitt of Florida International University College of Law.

A proverbial hearts-and-minds campaign is being waged from a U.S. military base in the tiny African nation of Djibouti. U.S. soldiers are digging wells and building schools throughout the region, not kicking down doors in search of terrorist suspects. It's what some think the war on terrorism should look like.

Actor Blair Underwood is well-known for his roles on television and the big screen. Now he has a new role as editor, for a new collection of anecdotes and wisdom spoken by young children — words that continue to enlighten adults with their candor and soul.

Two days after the West Virginia mining community of Sago learned that 12 men had died in a mining disaster, families are still seeking answers about how false hopes were raised and then dashed.

A growing demand for adoptable children overseas is leading to tragic outcomes for some children and parents. Michael Montgomery of American RadioWorks reports on problems with adoptions of children from the former Soviet Union.

Investigators say the 18-year-old man accused in a mass shooting Saturday in Buffalo, New York, scouted the location in advance.

Soulive takes jazz back to the dance floor, mixing it with soul, funk and hip-hop. A new CD adds a sizzling horn section and guest vocalists. Trio members Alan Evans, Neal Evans and Eric Krasno tell Michele Norris about Break Out.

NPR's Michel Martin talks with former U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder about the debate over changes to the Supreme Court, which he advocates for in his book Our Unfinished March.