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In Iraq, several cars explode outside Christian churches as their congregations were holding evening services. One detonation was reported in the northern city of Mosul; at three others occurred in Baghdad. NPR's Anne Garrels reports.

A Muslim woman is creating a stir in the mountains of West Virginia. Asra Nomani has been seeking women's rights at her small mosque in Morgantown. But the toughest resistance she's met has come from other Muslim women, who say they're already liberated. NPR's Barbara Bradley Hagerty reports.

Car bombings outside five Christian churches in Baghdad and Mosul leave several people dead and dozens wounded. Authorities say the series of explosions may be the most highly coordinated attack since the insurgency began 15 months ago after the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq. NPR's Anne Garrels reports.

Marlon Brando, an American movie legend known for his revolutionary method acting in such classics as A Streetcar Named Desire, dies at age 80. Brando won two Oscars: for On the Waterfront and his later role as the iconic Don Vito Corleone in The Godfather. NPR's Steve Inskeep and Los Angeles Times film critic Kenneth Turan recall Brando's life and legacy.

Legendary actor Marlon Brando, who died Thursday of lung failure in Los Angeles at age 80, is being rembered for his lasting legacy on the craft of acting. His "method acting" approach to roles in films such as A Streetcar Named Desire and On the Waterfront changed the way Hollywood looked at the role of a leading man in movies. NPR's Robert Siegel reports.

Alice Hoffman's latest book, Blackbird House, is a collection of short stories with a common thread: an isolated -- and possibly haunted -- farmhouse on Cape Cod. NPR's Liane Hansen talks to Hoffman about the book and her inspirations.

The Declaration of Independence is really a list of grievances against the crown, and some of their meanings are hard to decipher. NPR's Andrea Seabrook speaks with MIT history professor Pauline Maier about the reasons behind one of the nation's most celebrated documents. She is the author of American Scripture: Making the Declaration of Independence.

Imitation being the sincerest form of flattery, All Things Considered asked people to give us their best impressions of the late, great Marlon Brando.

The state of Utah reveals what had been a secret for 50 years: Hundreds of ancient Indian granaries, pit houses and rock art panels in a remote canyon. Archaeologists are ecstatic because the sites have not been looted or vandalized, a common fate for such sites. The area had been protected by rancher Waldo Wilcox, who once owned the land containing the ancient Indian villages. NPR's Howard Berkes reports.

Gillian Clark, head chef and owner of Colorado Kitchen in Washington, D.C., suggests some seasonal treats for the Fourth of July. Clark shares her recipes with NPR's Andrea Seabrook.