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Tabitha Pollock was convicted of first-degree murder for failing to anticipate the killing of her 3-year-old child at the hands of her boyfriend. Last month, the Illinois Supreme Court overturned the verdict against her, but the government is asking the court to reconsider. Jacki Lyden talks with Lawrence Marhsall, legal director and founder of the Center for Wrongful Convictions at Northwestern University School of Law in Evanston, Il.

Alan Cheuse reviews a new thriller by novelist Michael Crichton. It's called Prey. The book is published by HarperCollins.

It's a Thanksgiving Day tradition on All Things Considered for commentator Bailey White to read an original short story. With the author's permission, npr.org reprints this year's story, "Almost Gone."

An Israeli-owned hotel in the coastal Kenyan city of Mombasa was reportedly attacked by a suspected car bomb, in an apparent coordinated attack on Israeli targets. At the time of the blast, at least one missile was fired at an Israeli jet that had taken off from the city's airport. The plane was not hit, and continued on to Israel. Listen to NPR news for the latest update.

President Bush names former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger to head an independent investigation into intelligence failures before the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. The panel will spend the next 18 months examining aviation security, border issues and intelligence breakdowns. Hear NPR's Don Gonyea and CNN CEO Walter Issacson.

President Bush approves a proposal from the Pentagon and other federal agencies to vaccinate for smallpox about 1 million U.S. military personnel and civilian medical workers. NPR's Tom Gjelten reports.

The Al Aqsa Martyrs' Brigade claims responsibility for an attack that kills at least five Israelis in northern Israel. The attack comes after a pair of attacks on Israeli targets in Kenya; 11 people are killed in a suicide car bombing at a hotel popular with Israeli tourists, and two missiles are fired at an Israeli charter flight leaving an airport in Mombasa. Hear NPR's Linda Gradstein. Nov. 28, 2002

Talking about racial relations in America can often be a minefield of misunderstanding. But for comedians, it can be a goldmine -- an endless source of great material. In the first of a three-part series, co-host Michele Norris talks with Margaret Cho. Hear an extended version of Cho's interview, and learn more about the series.

A federal judge tosses a legal challenge brought by the General Accounting Office, in which the agency sought to learn more about meetings between Vice President Dick Cheney, energy company lobbyists and oil industry officials. NPR's Nina Totenberg reports.

President Bush announces his choice for treasury secretary -- John Snow, chairman of CSX Transportation. Snow replaces outgoing Treasury Secretary Paul O'Neill. NPR's Scott Horsley reports.

The Caldecott Medal winner died of a heart attack on Wednesday. He was known for illustrating over 100 books for readers of all ages, including The Lion and the Mouse and Their Eyes Were Watching God.

Archaeologists believe they may have identified the first people in the Western Hemisphere who knew how to write. The Olmec people, who lived in what is now southern Mexico, left behind the carving of a single bird that researchers say may be a clue to an entire language. NPR's Eric Niiler reports.

The Food and Drug Administration also gave an OK to boosters that differ from the vaccine originally used to immunize people against COVID-19. A mix-and-match approach could ease the booster rollout.

In the tropical jungle outside Saigon, commentator Robert Franklin visited the Cao-Dai, a syncretic religious group that pulls from Buddhism, Taoism, Hinduism, Islam, Confucianism, Judaism and Christianity. Their fantastic, beautiful and ornate compound is in the middle of people living in extreme poverty, and it reminds Franklin that that religions may be better at dispensing charity than demonstrating justice.

In Yosemite National Park this holiday season, all the evergreens are staying outdoors. The park has deemed real Christmas trees and garlands to be fire hazards. Robert Siegel talks with Ed McCann, co-author of Faux Flowers and a contributor to Country Living Magazine, about this year's decorations at the Ahwahnee Hotel in Yosemite National Park.

Steven Kent, a video game columnist and author, gives Lynn a rundown -- and some demos -- of the year's hot video games, including Metroid Prime, Sly Cooper and the Thievious Raccoons and Battlefield 1942.

It's a tense week for Boston Catholics as victims' lawyers offer new evidence that the church knew some priests were abusing parishioners -- yet did nothing about it. The allegations come as the archdiocese considers filing for bankruptcy. Hear more from Monica Brady-Myerov of member station WBUR.

The Manhattan District Attorney recommends the convictions of five young men accused of raping a Central Park jogger in 1990 be thrown out. The recommendation comes after DNA tests suggest another man committed the crime. NPR's Nancy Solomon reports.

United Nations weapons inspectors wrap up their first week of inspections. They visited a nuclear power facility and a site that once produced chemical and biological agents. NPR's Kate Seelye reports.

Roone Arledge, who pioneered telecasting techniques such as instant replay and slow-motion, has died in New York at 71. Arledge made his mark in sports telecasting, then brought modern techniques to the coverage of hard news at ABC Television. Lynn Neary talks to Columbia University journalism professor Dick Wald, formerly of ABC News.