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Oil slicks are spread toward shore northwest of Spain after a giant gash rents a tanker. Dozens of seabirds are killed with hundreds more caught in the slick. Officials say the tanker could break in two, causing a major disaster as thousands more tons of oil could spill. NPR News reports.

U.N. chief weapons inspector Hans Blix arrives in Cyprus to meet his team on his way to Baghdad, where he expects to be tomorrow. Blix says he has a list of 700 sites in Iraq that he wants to inspect for weapons. He hopes to begin work on Nov. 27. NPR News reports

As the U.N's weapons inspectors head to Iraq, the U.S. military builds up its forces in the Persian Gulf. Russell Lewis reports on one of the first units to be deployed.

The Bush Administration proposes opening the government's printing operations to competition. Some insiders at the Government Printing Office are concerned, as are some of the office's clients. NPR's Andrea Seabrook reports.

Last week's approval by Catholic bishops of a sex-abuse policy that accommodates Vatican concerns about unfair treatment of priests draws criticism from people who say it exempts bishops from responsibility. NPR's Liane Hansen talks with John Allen of the National Catholic Reporter.

Labor leaders say the Bush Administration's new plan to privatize thousands of government jobs amounts to proof of an anti-union attitude in the White House. The administration says it will save money and boost efficiency. NPR's Liane Hansen talks with Paul Light of the Brookings Institution.

Iraqi officials say upcoming U.N. arms inspections will show Saddam Hussein's regime has no weapons of mass destructions. Chief U.N. weapons inspector Hans Blix is due in Baghdad Monday. NPR's Kate Seelye reports.

A study in the journal Nature explores the way seals distinguish between dangerous killer whales and those that are benign. NPR's Steve Inskeep talks with Volker Deecke of the Vancouver Aquarium Marine Science Center.

Newly-drawn Congressional districts in Texas benefit white residents — even though it was the population growth among people of color that helped the state pick up two additional seats in Congress.

NPR's Sarah McCammon talks with ESPN's Monica McNutt about how as the NBA season begins, fans are talking about two players who won't be on the court anytime soon.