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As the Bush administration works to line up support for a U.N. resolution authorizing the use of force against Iraq, France urges three African Security Council members to reject the resolution. Meanwhile, the number of U.S. troops in Kuwait climbs to 160,000. Hear NPR's Vicky O'Hara and NPR's Mike Shuster.

Book critic Maureen Corrigan reviews Gordon, the novel by Edith Templeton first published in 1966 and banned in Europe for indecency.

Secretary of State Colin Powell says the United States is within "striking distance" of winning passage of a U.N. resolution authorizing military force against Iraq, but concedes on Fox News Sunday that France could use its veto power. Meanwhile, France urges continued inspections as an alternative to war. Hear NPR's Lynn Neary and NPR's Nick Spicer.

Commentator and music writer Toure recently spent time with rapper 50 Cent, and reflects on why the former drug dealer-turned-hip hop artist appeals to him. 50 Cent's latest album, Get Rich or Die Tryin, has sold more than 2 million copies in less than a month.

One of the hottest bands on the New York City nightclub circuit is also one of the most eccentric -- the Trachtenburg Family Slideshow Players. The group's appeal rests on the clever combination of a slide projector, a nine-year-old drummer and a knack for quirky, catchy lyrics. NPR's Ned Wharton recently caught up with the band. Watch our multimedia slideshow presentation.

Across the nation, educators are balancing mandates to improve test scores and a chronic lack of resources with the need for children to have enough time to simply be children. In the first of a four-part series about homework on Morning Edition, NPR's Margot Adler examines how the increasing academic workload is stressing out kids and their families.

NASA engineers speak out about a much-discussed e-mail exchange that seemed to anticipate the space shuttle Columbia catastrophe. They tell reporters their comments were seen by the right people and were accorded the weight they deserved. NPR's Richard Harris reports.

As the U.N. Security Council debates Iraq, Britain proposes to give Saddam Hussein 10 more days to disarm — or face war. France quickly rejects the deadline, while Russia leans toward the French anti-war position. Hear NPR's Vicky O'Hara, NPR's Lawrence Sheets and Britain's U.N. Ambassador Jeremy Greenstock.

Walon Green is one of the executive producers of Dragnet, the remake of the 1950s crime drama set in Los Angeles. The new show revives the fictional detectives Joe Friday and Frank Smith. Green is a veteran producer and writer of other police dramas including Hill Street Blues, NYPD Blue, as well as the dramas ER and Law & Order. Green also wrote the screenplay for the classic Warner Bros. western The Wild Bunch, directed by Sam Peckinpah. He also wrote the screenplay for a more recent western, The Hi-Lo Country.

At an emergency parliament session, Iraqi lawmakers are urged to rally behind Saddam Hussein and defend the country. Meanwhile, residents flee Baghdad and nearly 300,000 U.S. and British soldiers deployed in the Persian Gulf area prepare to invade Iraq. Hear NPR's Anne Garrels and NPR's Mike Shuster.