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Reporter Alastair Wanklyn says that an outbreak of a highly infectious disease in British pigs prompted a government ban yesterday on exports of meat, milk and livestock, and threatened serious damage to the country's beleaguered farming industry.

NPR's Steve Inskeep reports on congressional reaction to the Supreme Court's ruling yesterday that employees of state governments cannot sue their employers for discrimination based on disability. Some in Congress are charging the ruling limits their power.

NPR's Eric Westervelt reports that civil rights activists are watching Attorney General John Ashcroft to see if he will continue Justice Department programs that closely scrutinize the practices of local police departments.

NPR's Jennifer Ludden in Jerusalem reports Israel's Prime Minister-elect Ariel Sharon is continuing efforts to form a coalition government. Once in office, Sharon's first move may be to seek reforms to an electoral system that many Israelis say makes the country all but ungovernable.

The spying charges against former FBI agent Robert Hanssen are among the most serious in American history. FBI Director Louis Freeh has called the acts of espionage on behalf of Russia "exceptionally grave." NPR's Tom Gjelten reports.

NPR's Emily Harris reports on the fine line walked by former presidential appointees when they use their political contacts in post-administration jobs. Such influence-peddling is officially illegal, but most people agree that it happens all the time.

Bill Raack of member station KWMU reports on the Supreme Court decision to allow the Ku Klux Klan to sponsor a road in Missouri's Adopt-A-Highway program. The case began in 1994 when the KKK's top state official filed an application with the state.

NPR's Chris Arnold reports Napster has put filters in place to block the sharing of certain songs. But misspelling a blocked artist or song name will allow a user through the filter. Usage was heavy over the weekend with people downloading music before the blocking filters were in place.

NPR's Sarah Chayes reports from Sarajevo, where Secretary of State Colin Powell wound up a tour of the Balkans today. Powell appealed to nationalist Croats in Bosnia-Herzegovina not to return to "the law of the jungle."

Voters in Mississippi will go to the polls on Tuesday to designate a new state flag. The old one, in place since 1894, bears a Confederate Flag symbol in the upper-left-hand corner. A new one was designed by a state committee. Melanie Peeples reports on the coming decision.