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Beth Accomando of member station KPBS reports on Hong Kong filmmaker Wong Kar Wai's new project, In the Mood for Love. Wong has won acclaim for his unorthodox and stylish movies -- he calls them "jam sessions," since the actors are improvising without a script.

The United Nations begins a special session on AIDS Monday in New York. The conference will call for governments and NGOs to contribute $10 billion annually to AIDS treatment and prevention programs. Lisa Simeone speaks with Thoraya Obaid, head of the U.N. Population Fund, about cultural considerations that come into play when dealing with reproductive and sexual activity.

In response to the crisis in Haiti, President George Bush held an unusual consultation session Wednesday night with members of the Congressional Black Caucus. It was the Caucus's first visit to the White House since the president's earliest days in office. NPR's Andrea Seabrook reports.

President Bush and Vice President Cheney will face questions Thursday from members of the commission investigating the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. Bush and Cheney will not be under oath during the private session. NPR's Pam Fessler reports.

Halfway through the legislative session, we talk about which bills are "dead" and which ones are moving forward.

U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced a lawsuit against California over the state’s sanctuary policies.

House Bill 2021 is the session's biggest environmental bill. It passes as Oregon braces for record temperatures.

The move would be a departure from the position of Attorney General Jeff Sessions, who said, "Good people don't smoke marijuana" in his confirmation hearing.

Advocates of police reform say they plan to keep the pressure on for more in the wake of a special session of the Oregon Legislature.

They have collaborated on the CD box set, Frank Sinatra in Hollywood (1940-1964) which collects Sinatra's film recordings — many of them rare. Granata is a Sinatra historian and author of Sessions with Sinatra: Frank Sinatra and the Art of Recording.