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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.

The Census Bureau announced today that the population has continued its shift south and west. The new population center -- that is, the point with equal populations to its north, south, east and west-- is in Phelps County, Mo. NPR's Pam Fessler reports.

NPR's Gerry Hadden reports that El Salvador's ensuing rainy-season threatens to worsen living conditions for thousands of people who lost their homes in two devastating earthquakes earlier this year.

NPR's Jennifer Ludden reports after a week of intense Israeli-Palestinian violence in the Gaza Strip, some Palestinians are beginning to question whether their armed rebellion will succeed against the overwhelming firepower of the Israelis. But many Palestinians still say there's no alternative.

NPR's Ketzel Levine reports on the haggling over checkered lilies, striped bark maples, and double-primroses at the spring plant sale at Portland's Hoyt Arboretum. (3:44) Check out Talking Plants.

Cisco Systems grew in breathtaking fashion to become one of the world's most valuable companies during the technology investment boom of the late '90s. But now Cisco is being hit hard by the economic slowdown. NPR's Jack Speer reports.

NPR's Martin Kaste reports there is growing concern about damage to Machu Picchu, the spectacular, 500-year-old Inca ruins perched on a high mountaintop in Peru. Custodians of Machu Picchu may be more interested in immediate profit than preserving the priceless collection of temples and dwellings.

NPR's Jennifer Ludden in Gaza reports on the Israeli army's thrust into Palestinian-ruled territory. Israeli forces withdrew Tuesday from small areas of the Gaza Strip they seized Monday after an attempt to end Palestinian mortar attacks on Israeli towns and settlements.

The Mississippi River is expected to crest today in the small Wisconsin town of Prairie du Chien. But the floods have already placed a tremendous financial burden on homeowners and businesses. NPR's Jackie Northam reports.

A judge in Atlanta ruled yesterday that a book patterned after Margaret Mitchell's classic Gone With the Wind is not a parody, and therefore not constitutionally protected. NPR's Cheryl Corley reports.