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As violence continued to flare in the Middle East, American diplomats say they are mediating talks between Palestinian and Israeli security forces in an attempt to end 10 days of violence. Israel's Prime Minister Ehud Barak today repeated his ultimatum that PLO Leader Yasser Arafat must rein in Palestinian protesters or consider the peace process finished. But it's not clear Arafat has the power to stop demonstrations. NPR's Jennifer Ludden reports from Hebron.

Host Bob Edwards speaks with NPR's Jennifer Ludden about Israeli Prime Minister-elect Ariel Sharon's efforts to form a national unity government. Though nothing is final, much progress has been made in negotiations between Sharon's Likud Party and the more liberal Labor Party. In a national unity government, outgoing Prime Minister Ehud Barak might be Sharon's Defense Minister and Nobel Laureate Shimon Peres could be Foreign Minister.

Fishing communities along the Indian Ocean are reeling from the devastation wrought by Sunday's tsunami, and whole fishing fleets are in ruins. Offshore, fish communities could be equally devastated -- and the impact this will have on local fishing communities could be long-lasting. Hear NPR's Jennifer Ludden and Fernanda Guerrieri, an official with the United Nation's Food and Agriculture Organization.

As U.S. forces assembled in the Persian Gulf region, the Pentagon conducted one of the biggest information wars in its history. Thousands of leaflets were dropped over Iraq. At Fort Bragg, N.C., engineers with the Psychological Operations Unit -- known as Psy Ops -- produced radio broadcasts that mimicked Iraqi stations. Key Iraqi officials have received E-mails and cell phone calls crafted by Psy Ops officers. NPR's Jennifer Ludden reports.

Setting the stage for a ground assault on Baghdad, U.S. forces move within 10 miles of the Iraqi capital. Facing only sporadic Iraqi resistance, U.S. Army units approach from the southwest, while Marines advance from the southeast. Calm prevails inside the city as those who remain prepare for attack. Hear NPR's Jennifer Ludden and NPR's Anne Garrels.

A probe into the largest electrical outage in U.S. history focuses on an area in northern Ohio, where an investigator says three transmission lines failed just before the blackout. In New York City, power has been restored to most areas. But grid overseers warn of more rolling blackouts as a new work week begins. Hear NPR's Jennifer Ludden, NPR's Scott Horsley and NPR's Mike Pesca.

A search is under way in Norway for the iconic painting The Scream, stolen Sunday morning from the Munch Museum. Armed men took the expressionist work by Edvard Munch and several other paintings during the museum's regular touring hours. Hear NPR's Jennifer Ludden and museum employee Jurunn Christoffersen.

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.

For Jennifer Kaye, Hurricane Sandy is a threat to her livelihood. Kaye is General Manager and Captain of the Schooner Woodwind, a family-owned business based in Annapolis, Maryland. She and her crew are riding out the storm on board a 74-foot sailboat. Kaye explains how being on the boat is key to protecting it.

NPR's Jennifer Ludden reports on the growing humanitarian crisis in eastern Zaire caused by increased fighting between the Zairean army and Zairean Tutsi rebels. In the area around Bukavu (boo-KAH-voo), food is running out for hundreds of thousands of refugees displaced by the violence. International pleas to end the fighting have gone unheeded, and there are growing fears that the clashes could lead to a wider regional war, involving the government armies and rebel forces of neighboring Rwanda and Burundi.