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We look at how the Dutch have been able to change the policies of some of Silicon Valley's biggest companies and what it means for the U.S.

Arkansas passed one of the most restrictive abortion laws in the U.S. on March 9, becoming the latest Republican-led state to mount a challenge to Roe. v Wade.Ohio and other states have introduced nearly 400 bills intended to chip away at or overturn the 1973 landmark abortion rights decision.

Abortion pills are already used in more than half of pregnancy terminations in the U.S.

In a new $35 million musical, the star attraction is 20 feet tall and requires 15 people to operate. He's an engineering marvel — and also basically a giant monkey puppet.

The Bush administration raises the national terror alert from yellow to orange, the second-highest level on a five-color scale. And Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge announces "Operation Liberty Shield," which includes sending more federal security officers to monitor borders, airports and nuclear power plants. NPR's Bob Edwards talks to NPR's Pam Fessler.

President Bush says he would consider major changes to the nation's intelligence services in response to the report expected this week from a bipartisan commission. The panel has been probing what happened on Sept. 11, 2001, and how it might have been prevented. One idea is to create a cabinet-level chief of all intelligence operations. NPR's Don Gonyea reports.

The western Sudanese region of Darfur has been the scene of what many are calling an ethnic cleansing campaign by government-backed Arab militias against the local tribes. The Bush administration is now ratcheting up the rhetoric against the same government that the United States has praised for signing peace protocols to end a separate decades-old conflict. NPR's Michele Kelemen reports.

Is America ready to elect a woman president? A majority of voters say yes. But for a woman, a presidential campaign could be filled with minefields. Michele Norris hears about those challenges from former Rep. Pat Schroeder, who considered a run for the White House in 1988.

Mike Schultz lost his leg in 2008. Since then, he created a successful business making prosthetic legs and learned to snowboard so well that he's about to compete in the 2018 Winter Paralympics.

The blast was felt more than 30 miles away, knocking homes off their foundations and casting debris about half a mile. A criminal probe is underway, though it's not clear what caused the explosion.