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Hundreds of supporters of President Hugo Chavez ransack a TV station and surround others across Venezuela, accusing them of backing a general strike to force his ouster. NPR's Michele Norris talks with reporter Phil Gunson in Caracas.

Once-secret documents released by a panel of federal judges seem to confirm that major political contributors enjoy special relationships with powerful lawmakers. The judges are considering the constitutionality of the new campaign-finance law. NPR's Peter Overby reports.

Critics question the Chinese government's "re-education" camps for drug dealers, prostitutes and people who express political views unpopular with the government. Human-rights advocates say the camps are used to suppress dissent. NPR's Rob Gifford reports.

South Koreans are voting in presidential elections, and an unexpected issue surfaces to dominate election campaigning: South Korea's relationship with the United States. Both top contenders have tapped into growing anti-American sentiment. NPR's Eric Weiner reports.

Delta Air Lines, the nation's third-largest carrier, is making a change to retirement benefits that would affect thousands of employees and could spark a move to unionize. Delta is the least unionized of all the major airlines, but like its rivals is facing financial times. Joshua Levs reports.

Barring a last-minute deal, United Airlines is expected to ask a bankruptcy court judge in Chicago to begin the process of terminating labor contracts with its unions. The move could save the airline more than $1 billion. NPR'S David Schaper reports.

Curtis Mozie, 37, has videotaped events in Washington, D.C.'s Shaw neighborhood for two decades. He's captured a narrative of good times and bad. He hopes the tapes will help people realize the full impact of gang violence. NPR's Shannon Rhoades reports.

Stanford University announces the creation of a new center for stem cell research. In the future, the new center may use a technique known as somatic cell nuclear transfer -- also called therapeutic cloning -- to make embryonic stem cells. NPR's Joe Palca reports.

President Bush is set to announce a national plan to vaccinate Americans against smallpox. The plan calls for vaccinating medical and emergency workers early next year, followed by offering the vaccine to the general public in 2004. NPR's Richard Knox reports.

A study in this week's New England Journal of Medicine finds that the chicken pox vaccine is less effective than previously thought. The results suggest that more than one dose of the vaccine may be needed. NPR's Patricia Neighmond reports.