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More and more, companies such as Microsoft, Boeing and IBM are throwing out traditional job interview questions in favor of queries like "If you had to remove one state, which would it be?" NPR's Wendy Kaufman reports that the goal is to find out how a potential employee really thinks. See sample questions.

A Washington Post report reveals that Halliburton -- formerly headed by Vice President Dick Cheney -- has received Pentagon contracts worth $1.7 billion to aid in the rebuilding of Iraq. The contracts cover everything from building construction to logistical support. Hear Post reporter Michael Dobbs.

The March on Washington series continues with a remembrance of Curtis Mayfield's song, "People Get Ready." Although written more than a year after the march, the song evokes the spirit of the civil rights movement. NPR Senior Correspondent Juan Williams reports.

NPR's Elizabeth Arnold reports on the hardest-working river in the West: the Colorado. Seven states draw from the river to water crops and quench the thirst of rapidly growing cities. As more users step up to tap the river, the conflicts increase between individual states, competing industries and nature itself.

Three British troops are killed and another is seriously wounded after coming under small arms fire in Basra, in southern Iraq. Basra is largely populated by Shia who were oppressed by the Saddam Hussein regime and has been relatively calm. But U.S. officials say Saddam loyalists and foreign fighters are moving further south of Baghdad. Hear NPR's Anne Garrels.

In the third and final part of this series NPR's Gerry Hadden visited Thompson, a TV picture tube plant that moved from Scranton, Pennsylvania, to Mexicali, Mexico, two years ago. Most of the Mexican workers are struggling to make ends meet because of the low wages they earn.

It's been 60,000 years since Mars was this close to earth. Commentator Andrew Chaikin gives NPR's Renee Montagne tips on how to get a good view of the red planet.

Aaron Neville's new album of jazz standards may seem like a new direction for a singer who's better known for pop, blues, soul and gospel. But over the years Neville has found room in his performances for songs like "Summertime," "Cry Me a River" and "The Shadow of Your Smile." NPR's Liane Hansen talks with Neville on Weekend Edition Sunday. Hear songs from his new CD, Nature Boy.

A new publication called Revolve tells the New Testament with the graphics and gimmicks of a teen magazine. Its publishers say the format makes the Bible applicable to a modern girl's life. Read excerpts and see photos.

Verve Records has again invited DJs and electronic musicians to remix classics from it's extensive catalog. Music critic Michelle Mercer has a review of the Verve Remixed 2 CD.