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Caitlyn Kim of member station KQED reports on Napa Valley's struggle to find beds for the four-thousand migrant workers who harvest the region's half-billion dollar wine grape crop.

NPR's Steve Inskeep reports on how the democrats are planning to fill the void left by their minority whip, David Bonior of Michigan. Bonior has decided to run for governor in his home state.

NPR's Tom Gjelten reports on Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld's proposal for eliminating 15 billion dollars in wasteful spending at the Pentagon.

The Immigration and Naturalization Service has announced it has arrested 15 suspected migrant smugglers since a new program was implemented several weeks ago to capture people who smuggle illegal immigrants into the country. Mark Moran of member station KJZZ reports.

NPR's Gerry Hadden reports on the latest loss of power for Mexico's Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI). Over the weekend, voters in Chiapas elected opposition party candidate Pablo Salazar as the state's governor.

NPR's Tovia Smith reports on a California court ruling that an anonymous sperm donor must come forward to testify in a case involving the sperm bank and the parents of a child who now suffers from a genetic kidney disorder.

NPR's Linda Gradstein reports that Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak has proposed a civil reform plan that would eliminate many of the privileges granted to ultra-Orthodox Jews in Israel.

Host Renee Montagne talks to reporter Richard Galpin about the resurgence of violence in East Timor. The U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees suspended operations in West Timor after three of its workers were severely injured in an attack by pro-Indonesian militias.

Richard Gonzales reports that the U.S. Supreme Court has issued an emergency order that stops the distribution of marijuana for medical use. The ruling bars implementation of the medical marijuana measure passed by California voters in 1996.

Kate Seelye reports on the birthplace of Syria's late President Hafez Al Assad, the small town of Qurdaha. Residents experienced considerable progress during Assad's lifetime. They hope Assad's son, Bashar, will be Syria's next President, because he's likely to continue to give the town favorable treatment.