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NPR's Michel Martin speaks to Reps. Fred Upton (R-Mich.) and Thomas Suozzi (D-N.Y.), of the Problem Solvers Caucus, for the latest on a second stimulus bill after a confusing week on Capitol Hill.

Increasingly, privately owned sports teams aren't just asking for newer, fancier digs. They're also asking the public to pay half — or more — of the bill.

In his final trip as President, Bill Clinton traveled back to his home state of Arkansas to address the Arkansas legislature and the people of Little Rock. NPR's Pam Fessler reports.

The Taliban are taking back territory in both northern and southern Afghanistan. Amidst the fighting, a Kunduz hospital attacked by the U.S. one year ago is planning to reopen.

The concept of "home economics" covers a lot of territory: It encompasses how we cook, eat, clean, make clothing and furniture, raise children -- pretty much everything involved with maintaining a home. NPR's Robert Siegel talks with the co-creator of a huge online archive of more than 1,500 books on the subject.

Lebanon requires refugees to live in shelters made of canvas or wood. A new military decree directs them to demolish concrete walls over 3 feet high by July 1. Many don't know where they'll live next.

NPR's Mary Ann Akers reports on Al Gore's tough battle in his home state. Though he's a favorite son, many Tennessee voters consider Gore an outsider. Polls show a tight race between the former Tennessee Senator and George W. Bush.

Harriet Jones reports nursing homes in Connecticut are bracing for a one day strike. Workers say they're being forced to care for too many patients. They're asking for increased staffing as well as higher wages. They plan to hit the picket lines Tuesday morning.

Insurance costs are soaring, and coverage is hard to find in some parts of the United States. Communities say insurers are ignoring their efforts to confront the problem.

Host Bob Edwards talks with Mary McKay Maynard about her new book, My Faraway Home. The book tells about how Ms. Maynard's family hid in the jungles of the Philippines for more than two years during World War II.