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Writer KAREN ARMSTRONG is the author of the best-seller "A History of God." Her new book examines how the city of Jerusalem became the holy city for Jews, Christians and Muslims. ARMSTRONG's new book is "Jerusalem: One City, Three Faiths," (Knopf) (THIS INTERVIEW CONTINUES INTO THE SECOND HALF OF THE

who has discovered a diary that seems to confirm that Admiral Richard E Byrd became the first person to fly a plane over the North Pole 70 years ago. (5:10).

45 people were charged today with distributing child pornography. NPR's Chitra Ragavan says the Postal Service made the arrests after a two-year 36-state undercover operation.

All Things Considered commentator and author Daniel Pinkwater discusses two children's books about science. (9:15) (Archibald Frisby by Michael Chesworth The Weather Sky by Bruce McMillan Both books published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux, New

A water bottling company is now making bottled water with added caffeine.

The apparent suicide of the Navy's highest-ranking officer Admiral Jeremy Mike Boorda leaves a number of complicated issues unresolved. Boorda had been tapped to help the Navy cope with controversies ranging from allegations of sexual harrassment, to drug and cheating scandals at the Naval Academy, to problems with overall morale. NPR's Neil Conan reports.

Playwrite and author Kevin Kling goes to the Metrodome in Minneapolis as part of his brother's bachelor party. The game was dull, but for these fans in the stands, an epic eventwould soon unfold from the bleachers.

"Society" Pianist PETER MINTUN for a concert and interview in the Fresh Air Studio. He specializes in popular song classics of the 1920s, 30s and 40s. He just finished an engagement at the Carlyle Hotel's Bemelmans Bar in New York City and returns there in August. His recordings can be found on the PREMIER RECORDINGS Label. His latest is "Grand Piano: American Popular Music of the '20's, '30's, & '40's." He also wrote the liner notes for the CD, "The Night is Young: Concert Music of Dana Suesse." MINTUN also wrote the liner notes for a Dana Suesse Cd which is part of a series called "Keyboard Wizards of the Gershwin Era, Master Composers and Stylists of American Piano Music." (Pearl) (THIS INTERVIEW CONTINUES INTO THE SECOND HALF OF THE

An art museum in Connecticut is training youngsters to lead museum tours. Several museums train high school students, but the Aldrich Museum is training grade-schoolers. The theory is: who better to explain art to kids than their peers? There's a twist at the Aldrich - it's a contemporary art museum, so the kids have to try to explain stuff that most adults don't understand. Phyllis Joffe reports.