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Host Scott Simon talks with artist and filmmaker Julian Schnabel about his new movie, Miral. The drama is centered on an orphaned Palestinian girl, who grows up in the wake of the first Arab-Israeli war. Schnabel also directed Before Night Falls and The Diving Bell and the Butterfly.

The United State's population has been increasing by almost 1 percent annually due to immigration. With 312 million people, the U.S. is the third most populous country after China and India.

Michele Norris talks with Marita Golden about author Bebe Moore Campbell. Campbell died today of complications from brain cancer at her home in Los Angeles. She was 56. In addition to being an author, Campbell was an NPR commentator and an advocate for the mentally ill. She is survived by her mother, husband, daughter and two grandchildren.

Every time power shifts between the major parties in Washington, pundits and prognosticators say there's been a sea change. But in truth, voters can and often do change their minds quickly about who should be in charge.

Once a conservative advocate for the No Child Left Behind Act, Diane Ravitch has had a change in opinion. The former Bush administration education official has written a book spelling out the law's missteps and adverse effects on the U.S. education system.

An NPR survey of likely voters in battleground districts finds while the overall field still tilts to the GOP, Democrats are closing the gap in some places. But the bad news for Democrats is that more of their seats are now at risk.

Former Pendleton Marine Shares His Combat Experience and PTSD in Book and Upcoming Film

In recent years, spring has been coming several days early. That may confuse plants and animals, making them shift their schedules — with unhappy results. For example, some birds are migrating with the expectation that food, as in bugs, awaits them along the way. But now, the food might not be there at the usual time.

Corporations are finding ways to stay upright in a tight economy and dropping consumer confidence, but small businesses are taking punishment that many can't afford. Brandon Stone has details on how a

Rancho Bernardo residents evacuated due to the region's raging wildfires were given police escorts into their neighborhoods today to quickly grab possessions -- and they found mostly devastation.