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As the result of the NPR 100 series last year, producer Elizabeth Blair got a package of information from a listener alerting her to unclaimed checks and other property for musicians and others being held by the California Comptroller's office. She reports on what's in the $2.8 billion fund and what efforts, if any, are being made to let people know about it.

The man's unwillingness to wear a mask triggered the assault, a witness said, and forced the cross-country flight to land in Denver. The female flight attendant was reportedly punched in the face.

Joshua Levs of member station WABE reports on Atlanta attorney Larry Thompson, who's expected to be appointed deputy attorney general.

NPR's Phillip Davis reports on the re-examination of the presidential election that kept the country on edge for five weeks. A number of news organizations and one research firm have come together to try to find order in the chaos that was the 2000 election. However, all of the parties involved insist that this is NOT a recount.

NPR's Rob Gifford reports that the Chinese government is waging a massive public relations campaign against Falun Gong, the outlawed Chinese spiritual movement. In the wake of the recent immolation by five members of the movement in Tiananmen Square, the campaign against Falun Gong is spilling over into an attack on the Western media.

General Pervez Musharaf, the President of Pakistan, is trying to find accommodation with Pakistan's rival, India. NPR's Michael Sullivan reports.

A federal appeals court in San Francisco dealt a blow yesterday to Napster, the popular online music-trading software. The court upheld a lower court's ruling that Napster's role in facilitating music-swapping contributes to copyright infringement, even though Napster does not profit from the transactions. NPR's Rick Karr reports.

Congress may be divided on whether or not we should drill in the Alaska National Wildlife Refuge, but Alaskans have historically have supported the idea. Anne Sutton reports from KTOO in Juneau.

Ivan Watson reports on the worsening conflict along Guinea's borders with Liberia and Sierra Leone. Hundreds of thousands of civilian refugees are caught in the crossfire.

Commentator and former Oregon Gov. Barbara Roberts laments that there aren't more women governors.