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NPR's Cheryl Corley reports on the arrest in Chicago of white supremacist Matt Hale on charges of soliciting the murder of a federal judge. He was arrested as he arrived at federal court for a contempt of court hearing in a trademark infringement lawsuit. The indictment charges Hale with seeking the death of the judge presiding in that suit.

Some Green Card holders and even American citizens are seeking asylum from the U.S. in Canada. Lynn Neary talks with Lorne Waldman, an attorney representing some of them. He's with Jackman Waldman and Associates in Toronto.

The Russian government approves the Kyoto Protocol, the international treaty that seeks cuts in "greenhouse gas" emissions in order to slow global warming. The measure is now expected to be ratified by Duma, the Russian parliament. Hear NPR's Lawrence Sheets.

As U.S. forces seek out the last remaining pockets of resistance in Fallujah, insurgents in Mosul, Baqouba and other Sunni Muslim towns and cities are back on the offensive. Hear NPR's Philip Reeves.

NPR's Michele Norris talks with Sen. John Edwards of North Carolina, who is seeking the Democratic Party's presidential nomination. Edwards discuss the economy, the situation in Iraq and education policy in the latest installment in a weekly series of candidate interviews.

As Al Gore's 2000 running mate, it might seem natural for Sen. Joseph Lieberman to try to distance himself from former President Clinton. But in an interview the Connecticut Democrat — seeking the top of the ticket in 2004 — doesn't hesitate to hail the former president's record.

NPR's John Burnett in Baghdad reports on the first tentative steps by Marines to restore order in the eastern part of the city. U.S. commanders are making contact with neighborhood Muslim clergymen, seeking their help to stop the wave of looting and arson in the capital.

Workers are seeking a wage increase and better working conditions.

Britain's Court of Appeal ruled that the government's plan to send migrants seeking asylum in the UK to Rwanda is unlawful.

Monks in Myanmar — the nation also known as Burma — have been holding demonstrations seeking the release of political prisoners held by the nation's military regime.