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Linda talks with Jeff Edwards, fire marshall of Parker County, Texas, about the fires that have been burning out of control just west of Forth Worth. Speaking from Poolville, Texas, Edwards says firefighters have contained one blaze that has destroyed 20,000 acres but worries about two more fire that are still burning.

Producers Ginna Allison and T.J. Meekins sent us this piece about Rose Maddox, who's known as the grandmother of rockabilly music. Rose got her start in the 1930s, when she was just 11 years old. She went on to perform with country greats like Johnny Cash and Merle Haggard. And this week, her latest album is up for a Grammy.

Commentator Jack Beatty [beety] says the time has come for Congress to pass comprehensive campaign finance reform legislation. He says the current system, in which members of Congress spend much of their time raising funds, is one of the reasons many of our best lawmakers are leaving public office.

NPR's Joe Palca reports that physicists have found evidence challenging the assumption that fundamental particles called "top quarks" can't be divided into yet smaller structures. Researchers at the Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory in Batavia, Ill., were surprised to find indications that quarks have internal structures. If this turns out to be true, it would contradict the Standard Model that physicists have long used to explain the basic structure of all matter. 17. MAYBE VOOM -- A reading from "The Cat in the Hat Comes Back" by Dr. Seuss. The cat, you'll remember, comes back to reveal another cat under his hat, who has another cat under his hat, who has another cat, and so-on. The cats get smaller until there's only VOOM left.

of the Farm Bill. After being delayed for several days by democrats, the GOP backed-measure won by a 2-to-1 majority. Its biggest departure from farm bills of the past are the government subsidies paid to farmers. The House will vote on its version of the bill in three weeks.

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REPORTER KAREN MICHEL EXAMINES HOW POLLUTION AND THE DAILY WEAR FROM THOUSANDS OF VISITORS MAY BE THREATENING ONE OF THE WORLD'S GREAT PIECES OF ARCHITECTURE -- INDIA'S TAJ MAHAL.

Satirist Harry Shearer gives us a look into the future, when the sale of NFL teams between cities become so numerous that one network, Fox, creates a new program where fans can call in their votes and pledges to get a team or keep a team.

Noah speaks with NPR's David Welna in Port au Prince about the peaceful transfer of power today in Haiti as President Jean Bertrand Aristide steps down and Rene Preval (ren-NAY PRAY-VAL) takes office. Preval will have to deal with Haiti's economic woes, as well as a potentially unstable security situation when U.N. peacekeeping forces leave the island, possibly as early as the end of this month. Welna says Preval also will have to contend with Aristide, whom many Haitians regard as the once and future president.

Robert talks to two actors from the Royal Shakespeare Company, who are here in Washington performing "A Midsummer Night's Dream" at the Kennedy Center. They are Desmond Barrit, who plays Bottom, and Lindsay Duncan, who plays Titantia. Barrit was an accountant until he was 35 years old and then became on actor on a bet.