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The Iraqi interim government is divided over whether to approve a massive assault on Fallujah and other insurgent strongholds in Iraq. Iraq's interim prime minister, Iyad Allawi, is under pressure to find a negotiated solution. Patience, however, is wearing thin among American forces. Hear NPR's Anne Garrels.

A small for-profit company with offices in New York, Art Loss Register has compiled an enormous database to help track lost or stolen art. Over the years the company has had some notable success locating missing works -- including masterpieces by Cezanne and Manet. NPR's Jim Zarroli reports.

The Grammy-nominated honky tonk band BR549 lost two founding members in 2001. Front man Chuck Mead and drummer Shaw Wilson tell NPR's Scott Simon how they set out to record and tour again.

Dangerous winds have picked up again, threatening to spread spot fires and complicate work for firefighters.

Pre-teen sisters Asya and Chloe make up Smoosh, the latest band to rock Seattle. They've been touring this year with Pearl Jam and Sleater-Kinney and have a debut CD, She Like Electric. NPR's Jennifer Ludden talks with the band.

The White House says it is concerned about "extensive and credible evidence of fraud" in the Ukrainian election. The political crisis brought on by Sunday's disputed runoff election shows no sign of abating. Hear NPR's Steve Inskeep and NPR's Lawrence Sheets.

NPR's Noah Adams speaks with NPR's Ofeibea Quist-Arcton about the growing unrest in the Ivory Coast, a former French colony. France is evacuating hundreds of its citizens from the West African nation to escape the violence.

In the wake of a U.S.-led invasion of Fallujah, other cities see a major upsurge in fighting elsewhere in Iraq. Insurgents seized control of major parts of the northern city of Mosul, prompting an influx of U.S. troops to restore order. NPR's Philip Reeves reports.

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