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  • President Bush says George Tenet has resigned as CIA director for "personal reasons" and will leave the spy agency next month. Tenet has been under intense fire for intelligence failures in Iraq. His deputy will lead the agency temporarily until a successor is found. Hear NPR's Steve Inskeep and NPR's Mary Louise Kelly.
  • After eight years translating for Saddam Hussein, Esho Joseph fled the country. Despite his status, he was warned he was marked for execution. Esho and his wife defected. For 12 years, he waited for the chance to return as a free man to Iraq. Last fall, NPR's Jacki Lyden accompanied him on the trip home.
  • The American Film Institute named 10 ten best American movies in 10 different genres. Today's Fresh Air presents interviews with Eva Marie Saint, Robert Towne, Faye Dunaway, Kirk Douglas, Tony Curtis and Peter O'Toole — all of whom have work on the list.
  • "I hope we can raise our voices to protect our right to have a safe abortion," the pop star said, prompting cheers from the audience.
  • Singer Patti Scialfa's new CD was a long time coming — her previous solo release was in 1993. But she says husband Bruce Springsteen offered this encouragement: "The record will tell you when it's complete."
  • Restaurants including Acadia Foods, Que Viva Latin Street Grill, and Little Pep wine bar have all issued social media pleas for help amid low sales.
  • Each season will be based on one book in the beloved series by controversial author J.K. Rowling, and the cast will be different from the films. Some fans are unhappy about Rowling's involvement.
  • Kaila Mullady started beatboxing in 5th grade to impress a boy, and since then has become a two-time world champion. But can she answer questions about boxes that get beat, AKA piñatas?
  • Patti LuPone is a legend of stage and screen, from Evita to Gypsy to American Horror Story. She's expert in all things LuPone, but can she become Patti Lupine by answering our questions about wolves?
  • The Richmond, Va., neighborhood of Fulton was once home to a large number of the city's middle class African-American families. But by the 1960s, it had fallen on hard times. A new album by bluesman Corey Harris pays tribute to the Southern neighborhood with a haunted past.
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