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NPR's Michael Sullivan reports on the latest developments in Afghanistan, where the ruling Taliban has been engaged in the demolition of two ancient Buddhist statues in the city of Bamiyan. Today, U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan is to meet with the Taliban's foreign minister to try to bring a halt to the destruction, which has prompted an international outcry.

NPR's Tom Gjelten reports on the controversy over the military machine that's an airplane and helicopter in one--the Osprey V 22. It was developed specifically for the Marine Corps, but after two of the aircrafts crashed last year, many are asking the Pentagon to reconsider the Osprey program.

Alex Van Oss reports on the latest developments in the controversial World War II Memorial in Washington, D.C. There has been opposition to the proposed memorial, which would be built on one of the few open spaces remaining on the Mall, near the Washington Monument.

Dennis Banks, co-founder of the radical American Indian Movement, remains a respected voice of authority in the Native American community. However, at age seventy, he has decided to retire from the world of political activism and pursue opportunites in the marketplace. From South Dakota Public Radio, Brian Bull reports.

NPR Legal Affairs Correspondent Nina Totenberg reports on a Supreme Court case about legal immigrants in the U.S. who have served a felony sentence, and under law, should be deported. Thousands of these people have no country to return to, and so are becoming "lifers" in Immigration Service jails.

NPR's Pam Fessler reports that President Bush is traveling today to build support for his budget and tax plan before he submits them to Congress. The president is also stopping in states that voted for him in November to thank voters.

NPR's Ted Clark reports that President Bush today certifies countries as being cooperative in the war against drugs. Countries that are not certified could face sanctions. Some members of Congress propose to alter or even drop the certification process on grounds that it is condescending to other governments and fails to produce the desired result. The Bush administration says the process should be re-evaluated.

NPR's John Burnett reports that workers in a U-S owned factory in Mexico, are trying to form a labor union. Their demands include a ventilated working area, and compensated overtime. In the past, the company has fired workers for attempting to unionize.

NPR's Melissa Block reports on the federal trial of four men charged with conspiring to blow up American embassies in Tanzania and Kenya in 1998. Yesterday's testimony came from the former U-S ambassador to Kenya, Prudence Bushnell . She graphically described the injuries of embassy workers and area residents.

NPR's Melissa Block reports on the federal trial of four men believed to be involved in the bombings of two U.S. Embassies in Africa. One of the suspects, who claims he played no part in the 1998 attacks, says he was instructed to leave the country four months before the bombing even occurred.