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U.S. military officials warn that armed resistance in Iraq is growing more sophisticated. A rare interview with two men purported to be leaders in the insurgency movement supports that idea. The men promise tactics ranging from more ambushes to kidnapping U.S. soldiers. NPR's Michele Norris talks with Los Angeles Times Baghdad bureau chief John Daniszewski.

Shirin Ebadi becomes the first Muslim woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize. Known for her work protecting the rights of women and children, Ebadi was Iran's first female judge. NPR's Robert Siegel talks with Ebadi.

The 24-year-old Polley has acted professionally since the age of 6. She starred in the Atom Egoyan films Exotica and The Sweet Hereafter. She's currently starring in the film My Life Without Me, based on a story by Nanci Kincaid called Pretending the Bed is a Raft. It's about a young, working single mother who learns she's going to die but keeps it a secret. The changes she makes to her life give her a new sense of liberation. Polley also will appear in the upcoming film The I Inside and a remake of the cult horror film Dawn of the Dead.

NPR's Deborah Amos has the second in a two-part series of reports about postwar developments in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul. Unlike central Iraq, Mosul is relatively calm, and U.S. forces in the city have made a successful start of reconstruction in the region.

A suicide bomber drives a car into a Baghdad police station, killing at least eight people and injuring dozens of others. U.S. military officials say most of those killed were Iraqi policemen. Hear NPR's Deborah Amos.

The First Marine Division at Camp Pendleton, in Southern California, holds a memorial service for 39 of their comrades-in-arms killed in Iraq. Hear reporter Russell Lewis of member station KPBS.

Hot Club of Cowtown's five albums revive Western swing, a musical style made famous more than half a century ago by groups such as Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys. Group members stop by NPR's Studio 4B for a performance chat with NPR's John Ydstie.

Novelist Dennis Lehane and screenwriter Brian Helgeland describe making a best seller into a feature film. Mystic River, directed by Clint Eastwood, is a mystery hinging on two tragic crimes in a rundown Boston neighborhood. The film opens Wednesday in major cities. NPR's Michele Norris talks with the writers.

California Gov.-elect Arnold Schwarzenegger has about half the usual amount of time to transform his campaign into a government. Congressman David Dreier heads the transition team. NPR's Ina Jaffe reports.

Iranian human rights activist Shirin Ebadi is this year's winner of the Nobel Peace Prize. Ebadi is honored for her work on behalf of democracy and human rights, and her special focus on the problems facing women and children in Iran. Hear Dan De Luce of World Radio News.