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It's getting harder and harder to find an affordable house in Los Angeles: Just ask commentator Lori Gottlieb. When she put in an offer on a house, in addition to a hefty down payment, her realtor told her to write a letter to the seller, telling them why she was the best prospective buyer.

Washington election officials now claim that over 500 ballots were not appropriately evaluated in the state's governor's race. The preliminary margin of victory in the race was just 42 votes. Residents are awaiting the results of a second recount. NPR's Wendy Kaufman reports.

First Command Financial Planning reaches a $12 million settlement in an investigation involving the company's sales of high-fee mutual funds to soldiers. NPR's Michele Norris talks with New York Times reporter Diana Henriques.

A towering new suspension bridge debuts in southern France. At its highest point, the Millau Viaduct is more than 1,000 feet above ground, and the French say it's the highest bridge in the world. NPR's Robert Siegel talks with Millau's mayor, Jacques Godfrain.

Google plans to scan five vast library collections into its Internet search engine. The project will make available online the libraries of four universities -- Oxford, Harvard, Michigan, and Stanford -- as well as the books of the New York City Library no longer covered by copyright. Michael Leland of member station WUOM reports.

The government of Brazil says it will switch 300,000 government computers from Microsoft's Windows operating system to open source software like Linux. Microsoft founder Bill Gates wants to meet with Brazil's president to discuss the change. Brazil is dropping all proprietary software.

President Bush has suggested that this Sunday's elections will mark a major turning point for the fledgling Iraq government. Congressional Democrats and some Republicans are using the pivotal day as a way to renew the debate about when and if the U.S. military should withdrawal.

Lt. Gen. Roméo Dallaire witnessed the killing and chaos of the Hutu/Tutsi conflict in Rwanda. Scott Simon talks to Dallaire about his experience, which is chronicled in his book Shake Hands with the Devil: The Failure of Humanity in Rwanda.

Church leaders and mourners pray for Pope John Paul II, whose body lies in the Clementina Hall at the Vatican. Born Karel Wojtyla in Poland 84 years ago, John Paul died in Saturday after 26 years as pope.

The Supreme Court draft opinion leak has sparked debate over penalties for people who disclose this kind of private information. Daniel Ellsberg, who shared the Pentagon Papers, gives his perspective.