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Georgia Congresswoman Cynthia McKinney has been a lightning rod for controversy throughout her career; the latest incident involved her striking a Capitol Hill police officer as she tried to walk past security. The incident got national headlines. But is it resonating in McKinney's district?

Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney has seized control of a safety probe of Boston's "Big Dig" highway project. Romney will decide when to reopen part of a tunnel that was closed after a fatal collapse.

The leaders of Hamas will be forced to take more moderate positions if the Palestinian Authority's financial crisis continues to worsen, says the head of the Palestinian Monetary Authority. Employees of the new Hamas-led Palestinian Authority haven't been paid in more than two months.

Mumbai native, and author, Suketu Mehta talks with Steve Inskeep about his home town. With 16 million people, it's the cultural and financial capital of India. Mehta describes the jammed trains in the densely populated city as a "great social laboratory." He also details how the city's name came to be changed from Bombay to Mumbai.

The United Nations Security Council is delaying its formal response to North Korea's July 5 missile tests, as diplomats give China time to persuade its longtime ally to cooperate. The tests are challenging China's credibility as an effective diplomatic broker.

Michele Norris talks with Ronnie Greene, reporter for The Miami Herald and the author of the Herald's series "Deadly Express," about fatalities in the air cargo industry. According to many, the cargo industry is under-regulated by the FAA. Pilots fly at night under bad conditions on poorly maintained planes. There has been an average of one fatal crash a month for the past several years.

Gen. Michael Hayden, President Bush's nominee to head the CIA, is a highly respected military man with extensive intelligence experience. But his past work was more grounded in the signal intelligence of the National Security Agency than the human intelligence he would oversee at the CIA.

Melissa Block talks with Dr. Marvin Ott about the relationship between the military and the CIA in light of Gen. Michael Hayden's nomination to be the next CIA director. Dr. Ott is a professor of national security policy at the National War College.

The saga of slugger Barry Bonds is being watched closely by sports fans -- including young baseball players who dream of someday playing in the big leagues. To many of them, Bonds represents a tangle of fame, glory and bad press. As Bonds approaches Babe Ruth's home run mark, NPR's Tom Goldman discusses steroids and stardom with top high school prospects.

Many of the downed live oaks left by Katrina are now safely in storage at the Mystic Seaport in Connecticut. The wood is invaluable for ship restoration, and the whaler Charles W. Morgan, built in 1841, will be the immediate beneficiary.