WBUR Newsroom Election 2008 CommonHealth Blog Radio Boston Blog Boston Weather Climate Connections BBC World News NPR Top Stories NPR's Morning Edition NPR Topics: Books NPR Topics: Movies Fresh Air All Things Considered Marketplace Submit a News Tip RSS Feeds Podcasts 's  Morning Edition Passion in Portland: Oregon Chorus Sings 'Aida' Fri, 09 May 2008 13:31:00 -0400 Thousands of Americans lead double lives, working by day and singing their hearts out at night as members of an operatic chorus. NPR's Ketzel Levine goes behind the scenes of the Portland Opera Chorus as it prepares for a production of Aida. Real | Windows Fighting Escalates in Lebanon Fri, 09 May 2008 09:41:09 -0400 Lebanon hoped to never again find itself in the grip of a civil war after a 15-year civil war there ended in 1990. Today, it is staring at that very possibility. Fighting on the streets in Beirut, the capital, is the worst since the end of the war. Hezbollah gunmen are now in control of most of the Muslim part of the city. Real | Windows Utah, Ariz. Prosecutors Vow Not to Raid Polygamists Fri, 09 May 2008 08:57:00 -0400 The attorneys general of Utah and Arizona say they won't do what Texas did. They won't raid polygamist groups in their states, even though the polygamists targeted in Texas last month are based on the Utah-Arizona border. The officials spoke at a town meeting on polygamy Thursday night in Utah. Real | Windows Summer's Blockbuster Films Seem Promising Fri, 09 May 2008 08:33:00 -0400 Los Angeles Times and Morning Edition film critic Kenneth Turan explains that he's actually looking forward to summer movies this year, including the latest Batman movie, The Dark Knight. Real | Windows China's Underground Submarine Base Scrutinized Fri, 09 May 2008 08:08:00 -0400 An underground nuclear submarine base on China's Hainan Island is drawing scrutiny from the United States and India. According to satellite imagery on the Web sites of Jane's Intelligence Review and the Federation of American Scientists, the base has a sea entrance wide enough to allow submarines to enter the underground facilities. The photograph reveals what appears to be a ballistic missile submarine moored to one of the piers outside. Real | Windows Poll: Most Americans Making Cuts for Gas Prices Fri, 09 May 2008 07:54:00 -0400 Host Renee Montagne reports on how the high gas prices are leading many Americans to change their lifestyle. Real | Windows France Plans Lucrative Champagne Expansion Fri, 09 May 2008 07:43:00 -0400 A century-old law restricted champagne production to 370 villages in northeastern France, but with demand now outstripping supply, the official body that determines wine laws is admitting 40 more communities — a lucrative move for those joining the exclusive club of champagne producers. Real | Windows Parents Reject Venezuelan President's Curriculum Fri, 09 May 2008 07:39:00 -0400 Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is on a crusade to develop young people loyal to his leftist ideas by reforming the educational system. The government wants to install a new curriculum that celebrates socialism. But the plan has generated a formidable opposition made up of irate parents. Real | Windows