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Robert talks with opera singer Cecilia Bartoli [chuh-CHEE-lee-ah BAR-toe-lee) This month she has made her debut at the Metropolitan Opera in New York in "Cosi Fan Tutte," in the role of Despina, a part she says is perfect for her, both to sing and to act. She is a devotee of the 18th and early 19th century repertoire -- Mozart and Rossini, for example.

NPR's Eric Weiner reports from Amman, Jordan on the aftermath of the deaths yesterday of two high-level Iraqi exiles who were sons-in-law of Iraqi president Saddam Hussein. The two men recently returned to Baghdad from Jordan, and yesterday evening Iraqi media reported that they'd been killed by angry members of their clan. Analysts say the deaths indicate Saddam Hussein's hold in power in Baghdad is secure.

Linda Gradstein reports from Jerusalem that in two separate attacks in Israel today Palestinian suicide bombers killed at least 25 people, including 2 americans, and injured more than 80. It was the bloodiest day since Israel and the P-L-O signed their first peace agreement three years ago. The militant Hamas Movement claimed responsibility for both attacks.

TREVOR ROWE REPORTS THAT THE U.N. IS INCHING CLOSER TO CREATING A CONTINGENCY FORCE FOR POSSIBLE INTERVENTION IN BURUNDI, WHERE ETHNIC VIOLENCE CONTINUES TO BE DEADLY.

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Jacki reports on the turmoil in the Canadian province of Ontario over budget cutbacks. The Conservative government of Premier Mike Harris has cut about 8-million dollars in spending so far in an effort to curb a 100-million dollar debt. On Friday and Saturday, tens of thousands of union workers rallied in Hamilton, Ontario to protest government policies. The province faces a strike by members of the Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU) at 12:01 Monday morning. Union offices warned the walk-outs would escalate, with as many as 55-thousand of the province's 81-thousand union workers off the job by mid-week.The chief issue in contract talks between the union and the government is job security. On Friday, the government announced an 18-percent cut in provincial hospitals and as many as 20-thousand layoffs of hospital workers during the next year.

OUR LATEST INSTALLMENT OF JULIUS KNIPL: REAL ESTATE PHOTOGRAPHER. THIS WEEK --- THE SIREN QUERY BRIGADE.

OUR LETTERS SEGMENT THIS WEEK DEALS ENTIRELY WITH LISTENER RESPONSES TO AN AMERICAN HERITAGE DICTIONARY POLL ASKING FOR LINGUITICAL PET PEEVES, NEW WORDS AND REGIONAL EXPRESSIONS.

NPR's Brian Naylor reports that the eight men seeking the Republican presidential nomination spent the last day before New Hampshire's first-in-the-nation primary at a series of media events, speeches and rallies. Public opinion polls show that Senate Majority Leader Bob Dole, commentator Pat Buchanan and former Tennessee Gov. Lamar Alexander are in a close race for the state's sixteen delegates.

On this last day before the New Hampshiore primary, we hear from candidates in their last appeals for votes. Bob Dole is for the little guy, Buchanan is for the unborn, Lugar is for clean campaign ads, Forbes is for a flat tax and Alexander is for fresh ideas.