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The plan would also help the rich more than the middle class, according to the Tax Foundation. And there's still one huge, $1.5 trillion uncertainty in the plan.

Other democracies, from Europe to South America to the Middle East, have prosecuted their current or former leaders. Why did the U.S. wait so long to take that step? A political scientist weighs in.

Other democracies, from Europe to South America to the Middle East, have prosecuted their current or former leaders. Why did the U.S. wait so long to take that step? A political scientist weighs in.

Maine is now the second state to bar former President Donald Trump from its primary ballot. NPR's A Martinez talks to David Becker of the Center for Election Innovation and Research.

The state of Texas is working to crack down on the growing problem of oilfield theft. Estimated losses from stolen crude across the state total a billion dollars.

Liane Hansen speaks with award-winning poet Li-Young Lee (LEE OUNG-LEE) about his first book of prose, "The Winged Seed - A Remembrance." Simon & Schuster) Lee's account describes the turbulent and colorful history of is family, starting in the early 1950's when his parents fled Indonesia and ame to the United States.

Daniel Zwerdling talks to Detective Rick Sexton, the composite sketch artist for Fairfax county police about how he goes about sketching a suspect based on witness accounts. Sexton says he very often waits to interview people for a sketch until they're more calm and relaxed, even if that means they forget a few details about a suspects appearance.

Beth Fertig of member station W-N-Y-C reports on the deteriorating condition of New York City Public School buildings. According to a study by the General Accounting Office, one-third of the nation's school buildings need major repairs. Fertig visits Public School 73 in Brooklyn, which is still heated by coal, and where the walls need to be repaired.

Osteoporosis affects some 10 million Americans now, and those numbers are likely to grow as the baby boom generation ages. Wendy Schmelzer reports on a study in this week's New England Journal of Medicine, which finds that a drug treatment used by women to treat osteoporosis works just as well for men. That's important, because men account for 20 percent of those affected.

Ray talks with Reverend Juan Julio Wicht, who was one of the hostages being held by Tupac Amaru rebels inside the Japanese Ambassador's residence in Lima, Peru. 71 hostages were released on Tuesday after an armed raid by Peruvian military forces. They talk about Rev. Wicht's ordeal, getting a day-by-day account of his imprisonment, and about what happened during the rescue effort.