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NPR's Vicky O'Hara reports that European environmental officials have not persuaded the Bush administration to change its position on the Kyoto agreement. EPA Director Christine Whitman told a European delegation yesterday that President Bush is sticking with his decision to withdraw support for the agreement, because it would be too costly and is unfair to the U.S.

NPR's Ina Jaffe reports on the upcoming mayoral race in Los Angeles. There are a number of candidates vying for the position, but with the primary less than a week away, it seems there are only three major contenders.

Adam Hochberg reports that it's snake roundup season in the South, a springtime tradition in which hunters scour the woods for rattlesnakes and bring them into town -- often to be slaughtered. Roundups were originally intended to protect people from snake bites. They have become tourist attractions in some places, like Claxton, Ga. But environmentalists and animal rights groups call the roundups barbaric

NPR's Alex Chadwick spoke with Robert Dwan, who helped create one of the most popular radio and television programs of all time, You Bet Your Life starring Groucho Marx. Dwan has written a new book about the 14 years the show was on the air, and provides some out-takes that weren't originally broadcast because of the prevailing censorship at the time. (8:32-9:32) {Stations: The book is: As Long as They're Laughing: Groucho Marx and You Bet Your Life, by Robert Dwan, published by Midnight Marquee Press, Baltimore, www.midmar.com}

NPR's Rob Gifford reports on the rising tensions between the U.S. and China. President Bush warned last night that if China doesn't allow the U.S. Navy personnel to return home promptly, it could be detrimental to relations between the two nations.

Energy price hikes across the country are making the traditional wood-burning stove popular again. But as Keith Seinfeld reports from member station KPLU in Seattle, the monetary benefits may be outweighed by the health care costs.

Host Bob Edwards talks with James R. Lilley, former Ambassador to China from 1989-91 under the previous Bush Administration. They discuss the international law involved in the U.S.-China incident, and talk about how it might be resolved.

NPR's Sarah McCammon speaks with author Jeff Chu about completing Wholehearted Faith, a book started by his friend, Rachel Held Evans, before she passed away in 2019.

NPR's Debbie Elliott reports a flight attendent today lost her second-hand smoke lawsuit against the tobacco industry.

The debut of satellite radio has hit some snags. Sirius, one of the major companies planning to offer the service, is having trouble getting automakers to build the radios into cars. An announcement about the delay sent the company's stock into a nosedive this week. NPR's Chris Arnold reports.