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The SARS death toll in Toronto reaches 21, but Canadian officials say the outbreak of the deadly respiratory disease is under control. They cite a decline in the number of people in quarantine, a decrease in new cases. But hospitals fear the spread of SARS among employees. Hear NPR's Richard Knox.

A document circulating in Washington describes the U.S. government's vision of an Iraqi free market, with privatized industry, a modernized stock exchange and a new tax code. The responsibility for much of this transformation would go to American contractors. NPR's Robert Siegel talks to Wall Street Journal reporter Neil King Jr.

Male trees and shrubs dominate landscaping. That's helped keep the ground free from seeds, fruits and other plant litter, but it's also produced huge increases in airborne pollen. In his new book, Safe Sex in the Garden, horticulturist Thomas Leo Ogren suggests females plants may be the solution. Read Ogren's suggestions for an allergen-free garden.

U.S. troops clash again with anti-American demonstrators in Fallujah, and again there is loss of Iraqi life. Townspeople are furious at members of the 82nd Airborne Division and want them to leave. The violence comes as Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld visits nearby Baghdad. NPR's Guy Raz reports.

From the deck of the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln, President Bush terms the defeat of Saddam Hussein "one victory" in a continuing war on terrorism. Bush says major combat operations in Iraq have ended, but much work remains to help in the country's reconstruction. NPR's Pam Fessler reports.

Book critic Maureen Corrigan reviews The Memory of All That, the new literary autobiography by Betsy Blair, the first wife of dancer Gene Kelly.

Thirty years ago, Pink Floyd's recording The Dark Side of the Moon became the number one album on Billboard magazine's pop music chart. So began the longest streak in music chart history: 741 weeks on the Top 200. No other recording comes close. The album has touched one generation after the next, which is odd because it's such a quirky album of electronic music, sound effects, saxophones, and a famous but unidentified female singer performing scat. Reporter Jad Abumrad of member station WNYC went around New York City to ask likely listeners why Dark Side has lasted.

Puzzle master Will Shortz quizzes one of our listeners, and has a challenge for everyone at home. (This week's winner is Eileen Saks from Morristown, New Jersey. She listens to Weekend Edition on member station WNYC in New York City.)

Through military campaigns, diplomatic ventures and presidential politics, George Washington was guided by a simple set of 110 maxims he first copied out as a Virginia schoolboy. In a newly published edition of the 'Rules of Civility & Decent Behavior in Company and Conversation,' Washington biographer Richard Brookhiser says these principles could teach modern-day Americans a thing or two about ambition and morality. Read the rules online.

NPR's Emily Harris visits the Terror Museum in Budapest, Hungary. It is housed in a downtown building that was once a prison, run over the years by both fascists and communists. It is a popular attraction, but has also drawn political criticism.