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Steve Inskeep talks with former President Bill Clinton about his foundation's work to lower the cost of AIDS treatments in developing countries. Thursday, the Clinton Foundation announced it had negotiated cheaper long-term drugs and faster AIDS tests.

Growing up in Kenya, Pius Kamau was inspired by the equality preached by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Now a surgeon in Denver, Kamau believes in caring for his patients, whatever their racial views.

Kosovo must looking to a tenuous future without its leader. President Ibrahim Rugova, who led efforts for independence from Serbian domination, was laid to rest this week after succumbing to cancer at age 61.

Turkey's government has ordered the slaughter of hundreds of thousands of domestic birds in an effort to control an outbreak of avian flu. U.N. agencies say Turkey is taking adequate measures, but warns neighboring countries to be on alert.

Democrats offer proposals to reform the rules under which lobbying takes place. The move comes after Republicans in the House and Senate laid out their own plans Tuesday. The proposals come in the wake of the Jack Abramoff scandal, which threatens GOP control of Congress this year.

President Bush appears before a joint session of Congress Tuesday to deliver his annual State of the Union Address. Liane Hansen speaks with two lawmakers who will be in the House Chamber for the speech: Sen. Robert Menendez (D-NJ) and Sen. Craig Thomas (R-WY).

Envoys from the United States, Russia, the U.N. and the European Union consider halting aid to the Palestinian Authority unless Hamas renounces violence and recognizes Israel's right to exist. The militant Islamist group is likely to lead the next government after its success in last week's polls.

We hear excerpts from a speech Coretta Scott King gave in New York City three weeks after the assassination of her husband, Martin Luther King Jr. He was scheduled to address an anti-Vietnam War rally. Speaking from notes found in his pocket after his death, King delivered his messages to the group.

Not long ago, "new journalism" referred to changes in approach and style, ushered in by such writers as Hunter S. Thompson and Joan Didion. They're the subject of Marc Weingarten's new book.

The wet spell in the Pacific Northwest is seen as an opportunity for Nancy Pearl, the Seattle librarian who regularly shares her recommended readings. She shares her list of books for a rainy day.