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Puzzle master Will Shortz quizzes one of our listeners, and has a challenge for everyone at home. (This week's winner is Pete Sokolosky from Vernal, Utah. He listens to Weekend Edition on member station KUSU - Utah Public Radio in Logan and KUER University of Utah in Salt Lake City.)

Liane speaks with Julian Barnes, author of the new book Love, Etc. It's a sequel to his 1991 novel Talking It Over, about a triangle of lovers who tell their stories directly to the reader, with only minimal interference from the narrator. (9:00) {NOTE: The book Love, Etc. is published by Knopf, ISBN # 0375411615}

NPR's Michael Sullivan reports on the latest developments in Afghanistan, where the ruling Taliban has been engaged in the demolition of two ancient Buddhist statues in the city of Bamiyan. Today, U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan is to meet with the Taliban's foreign minister to try to bring a halt to the destruction, which has prompted an international outcry.

Host Lisa Simeone talks with singer and songwriter Kristin Hersh about her new album, her busy family life, and what it was like being in a rock band, Throwing Muses, at age fourteen. Kristen Hersh's new album is called Sunny Border Blue.

NPR's Alison Aubrey reports on President Bush's intervention yesterday that would prevent airlines from going on strike. It's the first time this President has made an Executive Order to keep airlines in the sky. As negotiating officials for Northwest Airlines officials and mechanics near a strike deadline, the President's executive order puts a 60-day freeze on any strike action.

NPR's Jennifer Ludden reports on efforts to arrange a meeting between Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat and Israel's new Prime Minister Ariel Sharon.

David Schaper reports from Chicago about a growing debate about whether to build another airport in the city. The conflict has shaken up city politics and will probably involve President Bush as well (5:00).

Scott talks with Coast Guard Commander Norm Schweizer. This Wednesday, Commander Schweizer and his crew rescued two horses stranded by flood waters near Monroe, Louisiana.

NPR's Ina Jaffe reports from Los Angeles on the legal settlement that the city of Riverside, California has reached with the State Attorney General requiring changes in its troubled police department. It's the first comprehensive police reform agreement between city and STATE justice officials.

Lisa talks to author Jean Trounstine about her experiences as a teacher at Framingham Womens Prison in Massachusetts. Her book is called Shakespeare Behind Bars: The Power of Drama in a Women's Prison.