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From member station WUWM in Milwaukee, Marge Pitroff reports on a little-known provision in the education law signed by President Bush last year that requires schools to provide information about their students to military recruiters. The new requirements caught many schools and parents by surprise.

On the weekend following the 30th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, NPR's Brenda Wilson reports on how the Bush administration's policies regarding aid to international family planning have complicated the abortion issue overseas.

Political films are still being produced and the Sundance festival is still a leader in presenting them. Masked and Anonymous, starring Bob Dylan, and the documentary The Weather Underground are two examples. David D'Arcy reports.

When CBS announced that it was going to remake The Beverly Hillbillies as a reality show, many Appalachian groups complained that they were being trivialized. Member station WMRA's Martha Woodroof reports.

NASA investigators are continuing to comb through telemetry data and internal records, examine debris and evaluate other sources of information includic home videos and eyewitess accounts. Meanwhile the remains of the astronauts arrive at Dover Air Force Base. NPR's Richard Harris reports.

NPR's Ivan Watson reports al Qaeda and Taliban fighters have stepped up infiltrations into Afghanistan from Pakistani border provinces. U.S. commanders say they will exercise their right of pursuit if the fighters cross back into Pakistan.

Russian President Vladimir Putin and German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder have both endorsed beefing up weapons inspections in Iraq and a full Iraq no-fly zone. NPR's Emily Harris reports.

The United States and Egypt launched an intense diplomatic campaign to stop the crisis between Isreal and Lebanon from escalating further. It erupted after Israeli border guards fired live ammunition at Palestinian protesters inside Lebanon, killing two and wounding 42. NPR's Kate Seelye reports from Beirut.

Steve Tripoli reports on a disturbing trend. The price of retirement is rising every year but Americans, including baby boomers, aren't saving enough to afford it. At least not at the standard of living they're used to.

Dan Keating of the Washington Post talks to Linda about his article, which reports that problems with tires on Ford Explorer may go beyond tires made by Firestone. Keating says Explorers have a high rate of tire related accidents with Goodyear tires as well.