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Robert Siegel and Noah Adams read some of this week's letters from listeners. (3:30) Send mail to Letters, All Things Considered, National Public Radio, 635 Massachusetts Ave, Washington DC, 2001. E-mail to atc@npr.org.

Robert Siegel talks with Amnon Rubinstein, an Israeli member of parliament for the left-wing Meretz Party. They talk about why there's been little Israeli protest -- even from peace advocates -- against the military strikes on Palestinian targets.

Noah Adams talks with John Bolbos, who just won more than $7,000 for the king salmon he caught during the Winter King Salmon Tournament in Homer, Alaska. At more than 40 pounds, it's the biggest fish ever caught in the tournament.

Jerome Vaughn of member station WDET in Detroit reports auto-parts maker Delphi announced a major restructuring today. The company will close nine plants and eliminate about 11,500 jobs.

NPR's Sylvia Poggioli reports that under an agreement signed recently by the United States and Italy, American art dealers and collectors must now prove that Italian antiquities they import have not been looted or stolen. Archeologists say stolen Italian artifacts have been supplying the art market for more than two centuries. Italian investigators have tracked down ancient Greek treasures looted from Morgantina, in central Sicily, to Manhattan and they are negotiating for their return.

NPR's David Welna reports the House has overwhelmingly approved a tax cut for married couples. The bill would phase in the $400 billion reduction over 10 years.

NPR's Wendy Kaufman talks to Noah Adams about Boeing's major announcements this afternoon. Boeing unveiled plans for a brand new airplane. It is intended to fly higher and faster than any passenger jet other than the Concord. And the company has decided not to compete with German rival Airbus in the construction of a new super-size passenger jet.

A decade ago a group of Hasidic Jews moved to the small town of Postville, Iowa. Stephen Bloom wrote a book about it. Postville: A Clash of Cultures in Heartland America was published last fall. Today he tells the story of how the town has changed since the Hasids arrived. The two cultures have largely remained separate. But one of the Hasidic men has been appointed to the city council. A petition was circulated in reaction, and next month there will be an election to decide if that man, Aaron Goldsmith, stays or goes. Some non-Jews in the town feel strongly that the Hasim haven't done enough to become part of the community.

Every year hundreds of moose are killed in Alaska by cars and trains. The carnage has led to the creation of a new adult education course in the town of Talkeetna, not far from Anchorage. In roadkill 101, residents learn how to butcher a moose. From member station KSKA Patty Sullivan reports.

At least two people -- including an AP television producer -- were killed today when fighting between Macedonian security forces and ethnic Albanian guerrillas spilled over the border into Kosovo. NPR's Guy Raz reports from Skopje, the Macedonian capital.