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The Hawkeye State has fewer people than it did in the 1980 census. State Governor Tom Vilsack would like to turn the population tide by recruiting people from around the world. Yet the state with the slogan "Fields of Opportunities" is still 96% white, and isn't used to immigrants. From member station WOI in Ames, Joyce Russell reports.

Liane talks with NPR's Jennifer Ludden from Hebron for an update on violence in the region between Israelis and Palestinians.

Liane reads letters and e-mails from listeners.

This past week the last Mini, that icon of British popular culture in the 1960s, rolled of the production line. Liane speaks with David Hollis of the British Mini Club about the tiny car's enduring appeal for the rich, the famous and the common man.

The United States and Egypt launched an intense diplomatic campaign to stop the crisis between Isreal and Lebanon from escalating further. It erupted after Israeli border guards fired live ammunition at Palestinian protesters inside Lebanon, killing two and wounding 42. NPR's Kate Seelye reports from Beirut.

Jacki talks with journalist Rami Khoury, former editor of the Jordan Times and political analyst, about the conflict in the Middle East.

Tonight marks the beginning of Yom Kippur -- a time for reflection and atonement in the Jewish faith. American Jews have had strong and often divided opinions about peace between Israel and its Arab neighbors -- for many the security of Israel is an issue central to identity as well as faith. The preponderance of Jewish opinion in America has supported the peace process. But now, says writer Samuel J. Freedman, many moderate Jews find themselves asking painful questions. Freedman has just finished a book on American Jews and he says many moderate Jews feel paralyzed and that the most hawkish predictions have come true.

Host Jacki Lyden talks with NPR's Sylvia Poggioli about some of the problems that Yugoslavia's new president, Vojislav Kostunica, will be facing over the next few weeks. Sylvia is in Belgrade.

Jacki talks with protesters outside the Israali embassy.

Steve Tripoli reports on a disturbing trend. The price of retirement is rising every year but Americans, including baby boomers, aren't saving enough to afford it. At least not at the standard of living they're used to.