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Though forecasters have scaled back from earlier ominous predictions, it's still going to be a mess in much of western Washington State today.

Also: Israel downplays talk of attack on Iran; latest poll puts Romney atop GOP field; fuel delivery going smoothly in Nome, Alaska.

Having a parent enter the dating scene might be traumatic, especially if the mother in question is a senior citizen. Writer Brian Unger suspects his mother is looking for more than just warmth in Florida.

Cordova and Valez have been buried this winter. But the forecast is for clear skies the rest of this week and life is beginning to return to normal.

In the past year, actor Michael Fassbender has played a mutant villain in X-Men: First Class, psychoanalyst Carl Jung in A Dangerous Method, Mr. Rochester in Jane Eyre and a sex addict in Shame. He discusses several of these roles, as well as his part in Inglourious Basterds.

Her family has been having tough times. Now, Samantha Garvey is an Intel prize semifinalist. Donors have stepped forward to help. Officials have found them a rent-subsidized home. And a member of Congress has invited her to the president's address.

The actress and singer's new film follows a small-town church that faces hard times with hallelujahs. Parton, the American icon who came from humble beginnings, says it's a story many people can relate to these days.

The U.S. has repeatedly ranked low in voter turnout, compared with other G8 countries. Jacob Soboroff — of the group Why Tuesday? — says the antiquated voting law is putting America's democracy on the back burner. He speaks with host Michel Martin about why his nonpartisan group is pushing to move the day we vote.

In Arizona, the Tucson Unified School District governing board recently voted to suspend the controversial Mexican American studies program. The move came after the state superintendent John Huppenthal deemed the program in violation of a state law banning, among other things, classes that promote resentment toward a race or class. He speaks with host Michel Martin.