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In a report filed for the BBC, Richard Galpin reports thousands of refugees are being evacuated from the island of Borneo in Indonesia to get them away from ethnic warfare.

California Gov. Gray Davis is struggling to patch together a plan that will save the state's big utilities from bankruptcy while protecting consumers from whopping rate increases. It's a tall order. Utilities, lawmakers, power generators and consumer advocates are pressing their very different interests in high stakes negotiations. NPR's Richard Gonzales reports.

NPR's Phillip Davis reports that the Governor's Election Reform task force is recommending that Florida adopt optical scanning statewide to count votes.

NPR's Kate Seelye in Kuwait reports on ceremonies marking the 10th anniversary of Kuwait's liberation from Iraqi occupation. Former President George Bush was on hand for the ceremonies along with Secretary of State Colin Powell.

Robert Siegel speaks with Nomi Morris, Middle East correspondent for Knight Ridder Newspapers. She's in Baghdad and says the breakdown of sanctions against Iraq have eased the human suffering in the country and led to signs that business is returning. The United States and Great Britian are increasingly isolated in their policy of continuing economic sanctions.

NPR's David Welna spent a day with Congresswoman Anne Northup. The third-term Republican is from Louisville, Kentucky -- a district that was staunchly Democratic for decades.

Commentator Jack Germond says Democrats may be hurting, but they're not as bad-off as many pundits would have it.

Host Bob Edwards talks with NPR's Larry Abramson about the opening of Microsoft's appeal. Lawyers for the software giant will be in Washington, D.C., today to argue in front of a Federal Court of Appeals.

NPR's Guy Raz reports on the new German defense budget. The German defense minister has called for base closings and defense cuts.

Republican Matt Krause is asking schools for an accounting of any book that "might make students feel discomfort, guilt, anguish, or any other form of psychological distress."