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A young American girl living with her father in Europe finds evidence that Dracula was real, and may be hunting them. Elizabeth Kostova's first novel created a bidding war in the publishing industry.

In Rome, it's the height of the tourist season and, in addition to Roman ruins, baroque palaces and the Vatican, there's something new for visitors to see. After decades of neglect, the banks of the river Tiber are springing back to life.

Critics have praised the building and mostly panned the exhibitions. Do they not get it? Or is the museum just not intended for them? Is there another way to present history and culture in a museum? The National Museum of the American Indian nears its first anniversary.

Michele Norris talks with Lynn Turner, former chief accountant of the Securities and Exchange Commission, about the accounting industry in a post- Sarbanes Oxley and Arthur Andersen accounting fraud world. Turner is currently the managing director of research at Glass, Lewis & Co, a financial research firm.

NPR's Puzzlemaster Will Shortz quizzes one of our listeners, and has a challenge for everyone at home. (This week's winner is Kate Davis from Bellingham, Wash. She listens on NPR station KPLU in Seattle.)

The U.S. Supreme Court rules that federal authorities may prosecute people who use marijuana on doctor's orders. In a 6-to-3 decision, the court found that federal laws prohibiting marijuana use trump state laws that legalize the drug's medical use.

Sens. Mike DeWine and George Voinovich, both Republicans from Ohio, have defied party leadership on two key issues in recent weeks. Voinovich has opposed John Bolton's nomination to be U.N. ambassador, while DeWine helped defuse a showdown on judicial filibusters. David Welna visited southwestern Ohio to see how their constituents view the maverick senators.

In the wake of an Australian engineer's kidnapping in Iraq, Robert Siegel talks with T. Christian Miller of the Los Angeles Times about the thousands of contractors doing business there. Miller says despite ongoing risks, companies have had no trouble finding willing employees.

Though amenities have improved in the past two years, U.S. soldiers at a forward operating base in Baghdad must still deal with heat, tedium -- and an occasional rocket attack launched in their direction.

The U.S Supreme Court Tuesday overturned the conviction of accounting giant Arthur Andersen on an obstruction of justice charge. It's a victory for the company, which was destroyed by the scandal. But the decision comes too late for the thousands of employees who worked for the accounting firm.