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Rep. Richard Baker (R-LA) is set to propose legislation that would create a Louisiana Recovery Corporation. The federal agency would purchase damaged or destroyed property from willing sellers, facilitating the redevelopment of areas of Louisiana devastated by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita.

An Oregon law allowing health care professionals to assist terminally ill patients with ending their own lives was upheld in a Supreme Court decision announced Tuesday morning. Alex Chadwick talks with Slate legal analyst Dahlia Lithwick about the ruling.

The UK, Germany and France will call for an emergency meeting of the International Atomic Energy Agency early next month to discuss possible action against Iran. The United States has been pushing to refer Iran to the U.N. Security Council, where it could face sanctions.

Author Tom Bailey talks with Scott Simon about his first novel, The Grace That Keeps This World. The book centers on a family living a hardscrabble life in the Adirondack wilderness, two sons' struggle for independence and a fateful hunting trip.

In the nation's breadbasket, there's a lot of interest in new wheat. It's hard white wheat, which has a milder flavor and paler color than red wheat. More importantly, it can be used as a whole grain ingredient in white bread and snacks.

In her first book, 20-year-old Helen Oyeyemi weaves a lyrical tale of ghosts, twins and growing up between cultures and colors. The young novelist has transformed the tales told to her as a child into an international bestseller.

An independent commission continues to vote on which U.S. military bases should be closed down or restructured. The panel Thursday approved Pentagon plans to close the Army's Walter Reed Medical Center.

The Base Closure and Realignment Commission overrules the Pentagon's decision to close the Submarine Base New London in Connecticut and the Red River Army Depot in Texas. The commission is also keeping open the Portsmouth shipyard at Kittery, Maine. The commission agreed with the Pentagon's plan to close many other military bases and installations, including four in Georgia.

Allison Keyes offers a remembrance of actor Brock Peters, who died Tuesday in Los Angeles at age 78. Peters is best known for his portrayal of a wrongly accused man in To Kill A Mockingbird, starring Gregory Peck.

Texas troubadour Jimmie Dale Gilmore's Come On Back is a musical tribute to his father, who was a talented amateur guitarist. Gilmore tells Debbie Elliott about a CD that has been nominated for a Grammy.