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NPR's Cheryl Corley reports on a lawsuit filed by the estate of Margaret Mitchell, author of the epic Gone With the Wind. The estate objects to a novel by Alice Randall, scheduled to be published this June. Randall says the book, titled The Wind Done Gone is a parody of the classic novel, told from the perspective of a young slave girl. Lawyers for the Mitchell estate argue it's an unauthorized sequel. (8:00) (Post broadcast correction: The name of the attorney for Houghton Mifflin is Joseph Beck.)

Host Bob Edwards describes two new studies out today in the journal Science. They conclude that global warming over the last fifty years is due to human-released greenhouse gasses.

NPR's Jack Speer reports on credit scoring -- a numerical system based on your credit history that's used to determine whether or not you get a loan, and what interest rate you pay. It's been around for years, but credit bureaus have only recently begun letting people see their scores.

Lester Graham of the Great Lakes Radio Consortium reports that rising energy costs have led some Midwestern states to reconsider drilling for natural gas under the Great Lakes.

NPR's Jason Beaubien reports from Boston where the 105th Boston Marathon is off to a hi-tech start today. The marathon's 15,000 entrants will all have small computer chips tied to their shoelaces, sending instant updates of each runner's progress to the Internet for fans. Check out the Boston Marathon Web site.

Josh Levs of member station WABE reports that Atlanta road builders have gone on the offensive attacking local environmentalists with TV and radio ads. The ads charge the environmentalists with limiting personal freedom by blocking road construction and directing highway funds to alternative means of transportation.

The National Weather Service is evaluating replacements for the computerized voice affectionately known as "Igor" -- used to relay weather reports on the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Weather Radio. The Weather Service has decided to stop using Igor because of complaints that the voice is hard to understand. Linda Wertheimer speaks with Joanne Swanson, Meteorologist Voice Evaluation Leader for the National Weather Service, about the search for a new voice.

NPR's Brenda Wilson reports on a court case starting this week to block South Africa from importing cheaper AIDS drugs. The pharmaceutical industry is trying to strike down a law allowing the government to bring in the generic medicines.

Alfredo Duran who was 24 years old when he was part of the Brigade 2506, the group that invaded Cuba. And Robert Reynolds who was chief of the CIAs Miami station during the Bay of Pigs.

U.S. News and World Report senior writer Joseph Shapiro reports on a new model of providing government assistance for the severely disabled. Called self-determination, it allows disabled people a much greater role in making decisions about their own care. Find out how a pair of twin sisters used self-determination to reunite after years of separation.

After struggling with the Earned Income Tax Credit, commentator Len Burman argues that what the IRS calls fraud is often just confusion. (2:56).

NPR's Rick Karr reports on the trial to determine who owns the rights to the legacy of dance pioneer Martha Graham -- the dance troupe that bears her name, or Ronald Protas, the heir to her intellectual property.