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Outgoing Prime Minister of Israel Ehud Barak reversed course yesterday and announced he would not join the cabinet of Prime Minister-elect Ariel Sharon. NPR's Jennifer Ludden reports that Barak's decision deals a blow to Sharon's hopes of establishing a national unity government, and leaves Barak's Likud party in disarray.

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NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Samson Shekhar Chauhan of the Lutheran Maritime Ministries about his work assisting crew members unable to leave ships because of COVID restrictions and shipping delays.

NPR's Jennifer Ludden in Jerusalem reports Israel's Prime Minister-elect Ariel Sharon is continuing efforts to form a coalition government. Once in office, Sharon's first move may be to seek reforms to an electoral system that many Israelis say makes the country all but ungovernable.

When checking out of a Greek hotel, Commentator Jeffrey Tayler asked for a receipt. The hotel owner did not want to write one.

The spying charges against former FBI agent Robert Hanssen are among the most serious in American history. FBI Director Louis Freeh has called the acts of espionage on behalf of Russia "exceptionally grave." NPR's Tom Gjelten reports.

The record labels have begun to respond to the settlement offer Napster made public yesterday, an offer Napster claims it's had on the table for months. NPR's Rick Karr reports.

Critic MILO MILES reviews a new 3-CD set –Demons and Angels— (Shanachie) collecting the recordings of blues guitarist Rev. Gary Davis.

Critic Milo Miles reviews a new 3-CD set Demons and Angels (Shanachie) collecting the recordings of blues guitarist Rev. Gary Davis.

FBI agent Robert Hannsen is accused of 15 years of spying for Russia. NPR Senior News Analyst Daniel Schorr says Hannsen may have held America in contempt, but his main motive for spying appears to be plain greed.