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Highway to Hell Gets Name Change

U.S. 491 is a lone stretch of highway in the Four Corners region in the country's southwest, insignificant except for its name. It was U.S. 666 for nearly a century, until last week when New Mexico, Utah, and Colorado had the name changed. NPR's Linda Wertheimer talks with New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson about exorcising the mark of the beast from the highway.

Highway to Hell Gets Name Change

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Science

Lizard Study May Create Super-Strong 'Gecko' Tape

Researchers studying geckos say millions of tiny hairs on the lizards' feet allow them to climb walls at astonishing speed. They think the knowledge could lead to a super-strong tape for human use. Hear NPR's Linda Wertheimer and professor Robert Full of the University of California at Berkeley.

Lizard Study May Create Super-Strong 'Gecko' Tape

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Business

Stewart Case: New SEC Tactic

The Securities and Exchange Commission is trying a new tactic as it accuses lifestyle diva Martha Stewart of a form of insider trading. A successful prosecution could establish new case law. Hear NPR's Linda Wertheimer and Joe Nocera of Fortune magazine.

Stewart Case Breaks New Ground for SEC

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Interrogation Music

NPR's Linda Wertheimer speaks with Christopher Cerf, who has written songs for Sesame Street for over 30 years, and is most recently the co-editor of the Iraq War Reader, about a new tactic used by the United States military on Iraqi prisoners of war. U.S. Psy Ops is playing heavy metal music and songs from the children's programs Sesame Street and Barney for extended periods in order to persuade the prisoners to reveal secret information.

Interrogation Music

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World

Futile Hunt for Iraqi Weapons Fuels Skepticism

The failure to find major caches of weapons of mass destruction in Iraq creates growing embarrassment for the Bush administration and British Prime Minister Tony Blair. It also raises major questions about how pre-war intelligence was used. Hear NPR's Linda Wertheimer and Ellen Laipson, president of the Henry L. Stimson Center.

Futile Hunt for Iraqi Weapons Fuels Skepticism

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Middle East Peace Process

NPR's Linda Wertheimer talks with writer David Shipler about the progress made this week in the Middle East peace process. Following a visit from President Bush, Palestinian Prime Minister Mahmoud Abbas and Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon appear ready to follow an outline for negotiations endorsed by the international community. Shipler is author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning book Arab and Jew: Wounded Spirits in a Promised Land.

Middle East Peace Process

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