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President Bush's call for more science funding comes amid criticism of his administration's approach to scientific research. Scientists say the White House puts ideology first. The president's chief science adviser calls the complaints "irrelevant."

Afghanistan is promoting a new national currency by collecting old money -- most of it printed by warlords -- for a new type of bill. The old money was so devalued it required bags of cash to make major purchases. NPR's Renee Montagne and Torek Faradi, an adviser to the Afghan Central Bank.

Denmark, once the symbol of a welcoming and nurturing welfare state, is becoming part of an anti-immigrant backlash sweeping across Europe. Sentiments once associated with ultra right-wing parties are becoming mainstream.

In a poor, remote area of Southern Sudan, schoolgirls attend class under a sprawling tree. A group of women from Boston who promised to build a school in the village find the vow is a difficult one to keep.

Nursultan Nazarbayev, the president of oil-rich and democracy-poor Kazakhstan, meets President Bush at the White House on Friday. Nazarbayev has been accused of rigging elections, keeping a tight lid on the media. But his country has considerable amounts of oil and is in a strategically valuable location for the U.S.

As if thats not enough, Harry and his friends are preparing to take their version of the SATs, the OWLsOrdinary Wizarding Level exams. But Harry is distracted from his schoolwork by his discovery of the Order of the Phoenix, a group dedicated to the downfall of Lord Voldemort. Harry is also troubled by strange dark visions as Voldemort's feelings seem to be filtering into his mind. This prompts him to wonder if there's something of the dark side within himself. Although feeling increasingly isolated, Harry's friends convince him to lead a rebellion of sorts against Umbridge by training a group of students in the techniques that will be needed to defeat Voldemort--if and when he chooses to show up. Plus the term will bring Harry his first kiss.

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As an architect of the Iraq war, Paul Wolfowitz has been a lightning rod for critics. Supporters see the embattled World Bank president as a principled defender of democracy. Critics say he's a hawk obsessed with solving the world's ills through military might.

The Host/Interview with Bong Joon Ho

Proposition 84 on the California ballot asks voters to allow the state to borrow money to fund a variety of water quality and conservation projects. The measure has been endorsed by state agencies and