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battle for the hearts and minds of the Republicans voters.

Puzzle master Will Shortz quizzes one of our listeners, and has a hallenge for everyone at home. (This week's winner is Carolyn Brelsford, a eacher of mathematics from Houston, Texas. Her public radio station is KUHF.

NPR's Ted Clark reports on the occasional instances of rivate American citizens undertaking diplomatic negotiations with foreign overnments, and how these interactions sometimes benefit and sometimes hinder .S. foreign policy.

Robert talks with opera singer Cecilia Bartoli [chuh-CHEE-lee-ah BAR-toe-lee) This month she has made her debut at the Metropolitan Opera in New York in "Cosi Fan Tutte," in the role of Despina, a part she says is perfect for her, both to sing and to act. She is a devotee of the 18th and early 19th century repertoire -- Mozart and Rossini, for example.

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Linda Gradstein reports from Jerusalem that in two separate attacks in Israel today Palestinian suicide bombers killed at least 25 people, including 2 americans, and injured more than 80. It was the bloodiest day since Israel and the P-L-O signed their first peace agreement three years ago. The militant Hamas Movement claimed responsibility for both attacks.

NPR's Martha Raddatz reports on the decision by the Navy to ground all F-14 fighter planes for the next three days. An F-14 Tomcat crashed in the Persian Gulf near the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz today. There were no fatalities in the crash today, but seven people died in two other F-14 crashes in recent weeks.

NPR's Anne Garrels reports from Moscow that Russia is receiving a big investment from the West. Despite the uncertainty as the nation heads into the presidential election season, the International Monetary Fund has agreed to lend Moscow more than ten-billion-dollars.

Jacki reports on the turmoil in the Canadian province of Ontario over budget cutbacks. The Conservative government of Premier Mike Harris has cut about 8-million dollars in spending so far in an effort to curb a 100-million dollar debt. On Friday and Saturday, tens of thousands of union workers rallied in Hamilton, Ontario to protest government policies. The province faces a strike by members of the Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU) at 12:01 Monday morning. Union offices warned the walk-outs would escalate, with as many as 55-thousand of the province's 81-thousand union workers off the job by mid-week.The chief issue in contract talks between the union and the government is job security. On Friday, the government announced an 18-percent cut in provincial hospitals and as many as 20-thousand layoffs of hospital workers during the next year.