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Buying a home has become a lot more expensive. Democrats are trying to balance multiple global crises ahead of fall's midterm elections. The drive to unionize Starbucks stores is gaining ground.

In the 1990s, the militia movement attracted thousands of followers, spurred on by federal law enforcement blunders at Ruby Ridge and Waco. But after Timothy McVeigh -- who identified with the militia movement -- bombed the federal building in Oklahoma City, the movement began to decline. Robert Siegel travels to Montana to take the pulse of the militia movement after Sept. 11.

For the first time in 20 years, an official representative of the Dalai Lama has been allowed into Tibet. Lodi Gyari's visit and his talks in Beijing earlier this week are the latest indications that China may be easing its policy toward Tibet — while still insisting that it is an integral part of China. Beijing conducted a major policy review on Tibet last year and has released six Tibetan political prisoners since then. NPR's Rob Gifford talks with NPR's Jacki Lyden from the Tibetan capital of Lhasa.

Cloning animals, like the Jersey cow at left, has proved to be very difficult. Cloning humans is turning out to be even harder. Despite claims that two maverick groups may have succeeded, the scientific world is skeptical. If a claim is made, scientists will be on the hunt for fakes. NPR's Joe Palca reports for All Things Considered.

Daniel Zwerdling continues his report on preparation — and the potential effects — of a Category 5 hurricane on New Orleans.

Peter Gabriel releases Up, his first studio album in 10 years. Liane Hansen talks with Gabriel about the new album, what he's been doing for the past decade, the soundtracks he's written, and the big apes he works with.

A new survey by NPR, the Kaiser Family Foundation and Harvard University's Kennedy School of Government finds the country evenly divided on the tradeoff between civil liberties and security. But poll results also show a small, though statistically significant number of Americans moving toward the civil liberties side of the issue. Get a detailed analysis of the survey and view the poll results.

Suzanne McCabe witnessed the attacks on the World Trade Center from a commuter ferry.

One of America's most arid regions, the great Sonoran Desert, turns into an amphibian wonderland during the brief summer rainy season. For Morning Edition and Radio Expeditions, NPR's John Burnett follows biologist Cecil Schwalbe on his annual trek to observe the frenzied courtship of native frogs and toads.

In a profession overwhelmingly dominated by older men, a woman in her mid-twenties has been stunning patrons of the National Symphony Orchestra. NPR's Neda Ulaby profiles concertmaster Nurit Bar-Josef.