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NPR's David Welna reports on a Bipartisan Civility Retreat for members of Congress this weekend in West Virginia. A number of members of Congress are seeking ways in which they can better communicate and work together.

NPR's Michael Sullivan reports on the latest developments in Afghanistan, where the ruling Taliban has been engaged in the demolition of two ancient Buddhist statues in the city of Bamiyan. Today, U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan is to meet with the Taliban's foreign minister to try to bring a halt to the destruction, which has prompted an international outcry.

Scott talks with Coast Guard Commander Norm Schweizer. This Wednesday, Commander Schweizer and his crew rescued two horses stranded by flood waters near Monroe, Louisiana.

NPR's Ina Jaffe reports from Los Angeles on the legal settlement that the city of Riverside, California has reached with the State Attorney General requiring changes in its troubled police department. It's the first comprehensive police reform agreement between city and STATE justice officials.

The trial of four defendants indicted in the bombing of U.S. embassies in Kenya and Tanzania has been under way for the past month. Host Lisa Simeone speaks with NPR's Melissa Block who's been covering the trial.

Lisa talks to author Jean Trounstine about her experiences as a teacher at Framingham Womens Prison in Massachusetts. Her book is called Shakespeare Behind Bars: The Power of Drama in a Women's Prison.

Liane speaks with Julian Barnes, author of the new book Love, Etc. It's a sequel to his 1991 novel Talking It Over, about a triangle of lovers who tell their stories directly to the reader, with only minimal interference from the narrator. (9:00) {NOTE: The book Love, Etc. is published by Knopf, ISBN # 0375411615}

A group of scientists in Rome announced this week that they will attempt to clone human beings. However, even though the process is steeped in scientific logic, the frightening images most people have of cloning are based on the work of science-fiction writers. NPR's Lynn Neary explores the use of cloning in film and novels.

NPR's Joanne Silberner reports that even as new methods for detecting breast cancer become available, the old fashioned mammogram may still be the most reliable.

Scott speaks about the Freedmen's Bureau with Joseph Reidy, professor of history at Howard University. Documents from the Bureau, which was established following the Civil War to help freed slaves adjust to their new lives, are due to be surveyed by the National Archives.