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NPR's Jackie Northam reports a declining population has caused the state of Iowa to try to lure new workers. Many of the newcomers are from other countries, and the state has started to plan programs to deal with their needs. The immigrants are bringing new cultures to Iowa. Some people are unhappy about the changes.

Storyteller Kevin Kling rides the rails. He meets "Ed", a hobo with great recipes, information on the best dumpsters around the country, and knowledge of all things. He can even predict recessions.

NPR's Eric Weiner in Jerusalem reports Israeli helicopter gunships attacked Palestinian targets in the West Bank and Gaza today, in response to a string of Palestinian bomb attacks over the past few days.

NPR's Kate Seelye in Amman reports Arab leaders denounced Israel at the conclusion of a two-day summit conference in the Jordanian capital. The summit approved $240 million in new aid for the Palestinians. But the meeting failed to reach consensus on a demand by Iraq for an end to the United Nations economic sanctions that were imposed after the 1990 invasion of Kuwait.

Sarah Bardeen reviews the CD Inspiration Information by Shuggie Otis (Shuggie as in sugar). It was first released in 1974 and was recently re-released. Bardeen says that it was an album ahead of its time, incorporating jazz, funk, rock and R+B elements. It's available from Luaka Bop, catalog number 72348-50473-2-9.

The city council in Charlottesville, Va., has approved the installation of a giant blackboard downtown for anyone to write on. It will be a monument to free speech. Noah Adams talks with Joshua Wheeler, associate director for the Thomas Jefferson Center for the Protection of Free Expression.

NPR's Peter Overby reports on negotiations in the Senate over the McCain-Feingold campaign finance reform bill. Today the focus was on raising the bill's limits on the amount of money individuals may contribute directly to candidates. There are still some landmines ahead for the bill before final passage is assured.

NPR's Christopher Joyce reports on a White House announcement that President Bush will not implement the climate treaty negotiated in Kyoto, Japan. Democratic leaders in Congress and environmental groups promised to fight Mr. Bush on the Kyoto climate treaty and other recent policy reversals they call setbacks to the environment.

Host Renee Montagne talks with NPR's Eric Weiner in Jerusalem. They discuss the aftermath of yesterday's bombings in the West Bank and Gaza, as tensions climb higher in the region.

NPR's Vicky O'Hara reports President Bush's foreign policy team is not fully cohesive yet. Several policy positions articulated by Secretary of State Colin Powell have been out of line with those later adopted by the president.