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Scott Simon speaks with novelist, playwright, musician and spoken word artist Kae Tempest about their latest album, "The Line Is a Curve."

Colm Toibin reads from his new collection of poetry, "Vinegar Hill," and answers questions from Scott Simon.

Scientists are tracking a deadly bird flu outbreak that has infected wild birds in more than 30 states. Purging the nation's poultry supply may not be enough to keep the virus from sticking around.

Iraqi doctors say 13 Iraqis are killed and dozens wounded by U.S. forces west of Baghdad at Fallujah. Members of the Army's 82nd Airborne Division say they opened fire after coming under attack by armed men in a crowd of demonstrators. NPR's Guy Raz reports.

The birds are singing, the flowers are blooming and May Day is soon upon us. But somehow Jim Nayder, the Annoying Music Man, finds a way to spoil the beauty of it all. On Weekend Edition Saturday, Nayder shares some terrible recordings he considers appropriate for May Day with NPR's Linda Wertheimer.

NPR's Robert Siegel talks with Jon Lee Anderson about his Letter from Baghdad in the May 5th issue of the New Yorker. In his article entitled "Saddam's Ear," Anderson describes two men living a paradox in post-Saddam Iraq. Both were in the inner circle of the Hussein regime and lived in fear and admiration of Saddam. One of the men is Dr. Ala Bashir, plastic surgeon and artist, who knew Saddam as someone who was calm and a good listener, and who would have become a great actor if he'd ever gone to Hollywood. Yet, Bashir says he knows Saddam was a dictator and murderer.

As part of the occasional series "Musicians in Their Own Words," jazz violinist Regina Carter describes her music.

In Baghdad, delegates at a U.S.-led meeting of Iraqi groups agree to meet within a month to select members of an interim government. Meanwhile, Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld says the United States plans to reduce its military presence in the Persian Gulf region and is considering relocating a combat air command center from Saudi Arabia to Qatar. Hear NPR News.

The U.S. military signs a truce with an Iranian opposition group the State Department had previously labeled a terrorist organization. The Mujahedeen Khalq, some 10,000 armed fighters, operates just inside Iraq with the intent of overturning the religious government of neighboring Iran. NPR's Jennifer Ludden reports.

Walter Iooss Jr. has been a photographer for Sports Illustrated for more than four decades, and tells NPR's Juan Williams that of all the sports he's covered over the years, baseball remains closest to his heart. Williams and Iooss discuss the photographer's latest book, Classic Baseball -- see some of the photos from the book, and listen to an extended version of the interview.