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Anti-war protests are held around the world, including more than 100 U.S. cities and towns. A large and diverse crowd rallies for peace in Washington, D.C., even as President Bush lays the ground for an attack on Iraq. Hear NPR's Lynn Neary and NPR's Janet Babin.

Hundreds of thousands of demonstrators meet for a rally at the National Mall in Washington, D.C., in a show of support for abortion rights. The event, dubbed the March for Women's Lives, caps a weekend of rallies in the capital. Other issues raised included universal access to health care and same-sex marriage. NPR's Andrea Seabrook reports.

Former U.S. presidents Jimmy Carter and Bill Clinton join other prominent Democrats to hail Massachusetts Sen. John Kerry as the party's new leader and pledge to help him win the presidency in November. The fundraising dinner in Washington, D.C., pulled in more than $11 million, a record for Democrats. Hear NPR's David Welna.

American filmmaker Michael Moore's documentary Fahrenheit 9/11 wins the Palme d'Or, the highest honor at the Cannes Film Festival. The film takes a critical view of the Bush administration's actions after the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. Hear NPR's Liane Hansen.

West Coast admirers of the late president view his flag-draped casket at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library near Los Angeles. After a funeral in Washington, D.C., later this week, the 40th president will be buried at a memorial site at the library. Hear NPR's Madeleine Brand.

Hundreds of thousands across the country demonstrated in the student-led event to demand stricter gun control laws. NPR illustrator LA Johnson takes us to Saturday's flagship march in Washington, D.C.

In this game we mash up the name of a famous person with the name of a company. If we said, "This California Gurls singer tries her hand at men's fashion," you'd answer, "Katy Perry Ellis."

It was on this date in 1943 that Franklin D. Roosevelt became the first U.S. president to travel on official business via airplane. He headed to Casablanca, Morocco to meet with Winston Churchill. And it was on this date in 1952 that the Today Show first aired on NBC from New York City.

Swing with Bill Cartwright this week highlights some great tunes that you don't get to hear every day like Tony DeSare's "You'd be so Nice to Come Home...

Originally aired on April 11, 2015: This week on Swing with Bill Cartwright , you'll hear the great Billie Holiday and a duet by Tony Bennett and k.d....