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NPR's Emily Harris reports on a four-day meeting in Ottawa to discuss whether genetically engineered food should be labeled as such. Many common foods contain genetically engineered ingredients. Food manufacturers are worried if product labels disclosed that, consumer fear would put an end to the promising field of biotechnology.

NPR's Michelle Kelemen reports on the U.S. State Department's annual report on global terrorism. Overall, it seems state-sponsored terrorism has given way to smaller groups which are more difficult to fight.

Host Bob Edwards talks with L.A. Times reporter Anthony Kuhn in Beijing. A team of U.S. military experts will arrive in China later today to examine the downed U.S. Navy spy plane there.

Host Bob Edwards talks with professor Ted Olson about the works of Appalachian writer James Still, who died at 94 this weekend. Still's work was widely popular in the 1930's, but he never received as much notoriety as other writers of the time. Now a new collection of his poetry will be published by The University Press of Kentucky in June. It's called From the Mountain, From the Valley.

NPR's Andy Bowers reports on the potential writers strike in Hollywood. As the success of cable and broadcast networks increased over the past few years, writers say their residual payments -- the money they receive when their work is re-run on cable -- should have grown proportionally. The writers are also demanding more freedom over creative issues. Some say the Writers Guild of America (WGA) may extend talks with Hollywood studios past tonight's contract expiration, if progress is being made.

NPR's Susan Stamberg begins a series of conversations about privacy with one man who is a "privacy activist." His name is Robert Ellis Smith and he's been called the "Ralph Nader" of privacy.

NPR's Rick Karr reports on a case before a New York Appeals Court today that questions a section of the copyright laws. It is illegal to provide anyone with devices to break into digital lock boxes -- such as the scrambling system built into DVDs. But opponents of the law say it limits consumer rights.

Writer MICHAEL CHABON (SHAY-bon). Chabon won a year 2001 Pulitzer prize for his novel The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay (Random House). His other books include The Mysteries of Pittsburgh, and a collection of stories called Werewolves in Their Youth. Last year his book Wonder Boys was adapted into a film starring Michael Douglas. He has also written for many publications including The New Yorker, Harper's, and Esquire.

Rock Critic ED WARD on the music of the 60s band Love. Their album Forever Changes has just been reissued by Rhino.

As the Chinese government cracks down on the Falun Gong spiritual movement, exercises used by the group are becoming popular in the United States. Jason DeRose has a report from member station KPLU in Seattle.