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NPR's Linda Gradstein reports that Israel's parliament, the Knesset resumes its session today as Prime Minister Ehud Barak fights for his political survival. Barak has the support of only 30 percent of the 120 member Knesset and is trying to save his government by forming an alliance with opposition leader Ariel Sharon.

Host Lisa Simeone talks with Egyptian novelist Ahdaf Souief whose latest novel is called A Map of Love. The book melds the cultures of East and West through a plot that covers political upheaval, two parallel love stories and the often hidden world of Arab women.

Charles Perkins, the man who was at the forefront of Australian Aboriginal struggles for civil rights, died this month at the age of 64. Perkins, who has been called the Martin Luther King, Jr., of indigenous Australians, was the first Aborigine to earn a university degree and play professional soccer. Host Lisa Simeone talks with Diane Bell, a George Washington University professor who knew Charles Perkins.

Muslims and Arab-Americans have been working hard this year to become a political force in the United States. However, they say they are seeing some unwelcome roadblocks. NPR's Shirley Jahad reports.

Host Lisa Simeone reads the most recent batch of letters and e-mail from listeners.

As Israeli-Palestinian violence continues in the Middle East, Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak is in negotiations with Likud leader Ariel Sharon to form what he's calling a national emergency government. Barak now has 30 votes out of a 120 member Knesset which means his government could easily fall in a vote of no-confidence leading to new elections. NPR's Linda Gradstein reports from Jerusalem.

The Exorcist was just a movie. But as NPR's Kitty Eisele discovered, exorcism can also be a family affair. She retells the story of her great-great-uncle's devil-purging experience in the 1800s.

NPR's National Political Correspondent Elizabeth Arnold reports that this year's Presidential election may be decided by a handful of states. In the final week before the election Republican presidential candidate George W. Bush takes his campaign to California as he continues to challenge Vice President Al Gore in states that are traditionally Democratic.

Host Renee Montagne talks to reporter Jon Miller about the latest developments in Peru. Yesterday a group of soldiers staged a revolt seizing a southern mine and taking five hostages including an army general. Ever since the release of a video showing spy chief Vladimiro Montesinos apparently bribing an opposition member of congress, Peru has been embroiled in turmoil.

Host Lisa Simeone talks with Jeff Cardille, founder of www.nadertrader.org, a Web site that encourages voters to swap their vote. Cardille says this idea will help Al Gore win the White House and secure the more than 5 percent of the national vote needed by Ralph Nader to qualify for federal election funds in 2004.