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Julia Green of Front Street Books recommends Moonlight on Linoleum by Terry Helwig, City of Women by David R. Gillham and The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate by Jacqueline Kelly.

Radio host Bob Edwards is the author of the book Edward R. Murrow: and the Birth of Broadcast Journalism. It covers some of the same ground as a new feature film, Good Night, and Good Luck, which chronicles Murrow's conflict with Sen. Joseph McCarthy.

Bobby Braddock is the award-winning country songwriter behind tunes including "He Stopped Loving Her today," "D-I-V-O-R-C-E," and "Did You Ever." Now he's tackled a different kind of writing: His memoir, Down in Orburndale: A Songwriter's Youth in Old Florida, is out now from Louisiana State University Press.

- Daniel leads a discussion of the pros and cons of allocating federal student loans to legal immigrants. Dan Stein is Executive Director of the Federation on American Immigration Reform (F.A.I.R). Stein is against legal residents receiving U.S. funds for college. Steve Sauls, is Vice President of Florida International University in Miami. Many of the legal immigrants attending his school receive financial aid from the U.S. government.

A sound montage of a few prominent voices in this past eek's news, including Former White House travel office director Billy Dale and en. Joseph Biden (D-Del), Sen Alfonse D'Amato (R-NY), Sen. Tom Harkin (D-Iowa), orth Carolina Governor James Hunt, ValuJet President Lewis Jordan and Chairman f the Olympic Organizing Committee, Billy Pane.

Support for incoming Senate Majority Leader Trent Lott (R-MS) takes a hit over the weekend when fellow Republican Sen. Don Nickles urges colleagues to reconsider Lott's future as the Senate GOP leader. NPR's David Welna reports.

Sen. Bill Frist (R-TN) is voted the new leader of the Republican majority once the 108th Congress convenes in two weeks. The heart surgeon was chosen in a highly unusual conference call of most of the 51 Republican senators. NPR's David Welna reports.

Embattled Senate Majority Leader Trent Lott (R-MS) appears on Black Entertainment Television to apologize again for his remarks alluding to the glory of America's segregated past. Meanwhile, Senate Republicans will meet Jan. 6 to decide Lott's fate as majority leader. NPR's Juan Williams reports.

The 108th Congress convenes with a new Senate majority leader, Sen. Bill Frist (R-TN). Frist, who replaces Trent Lott of Mississippi, is considered a White House favorite, but others criticize his voting record and views. NPR's Andrea Seabrook reports.

On "Persian Rugs," Sailor Goon intricately knits pop, R&B and psychedelia with her agile and powerful voice.

Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) launches another drive for campaign finance reform. He's joined by others in congress who say they want to clamp down on political organizations known as 527s. The groups, which operate under section 527 of the tax code, elude Federal Election Commission limits on contributions and spending.

Senate hearings begin on the nomination of Rep. Porter Goss (R-FL) to head the CIA. Goss faces a Senate panel considering a complete overhaul of U.S. intelligence agencies, and if confirmed as expected, it's unclear what his job will entail. Hear NPR's Steve Inskeep and NPR's Mary Louise Kelly.

Senate Intelligence Committee Chairman Pat Roberts (R-KS) proposes a plan to dismantle the CIA and reorganize other intelligence agencies under a powerful intelligence director with vast control over budgets and personnel. Hear NPR's Steve Inskeep and NPR's Mary Louise Kelly.

The Minus 5 is the newest album by singer-songwriter Scott McCaughey. The musical polymath from Seattle is best known for playing with Young Fresh Fellows and R.E.M. The new record features contributions from Pete Buck, Jeff Tweedy, John Wesley Harding and other contributors.

Get Lifted is the first solo album by R&B singer and piano player John Legend, who made his name playing with star producer Kanye West. Rock critic Ken Tucker has a review.

Amy Winehouse is a 23-year-old British singer-songwriter who takes much of her inspiration from American soul and R&B. Her American debut album, Back To Black, topped the British charts and hit the American charts at number seven.

R&B singer Luther Vandross is continuing to recover from the stroke he suffered earlier this year. His latest CD, Dance With My Father, debuted at number one earlier this summer, and remains in the top 10. Writer Sara Bardeen has a review of the CD.

Republicans on a House comittee say they want to begin a preliminary investigation of House Majority Leader Tom DeLay (R-TX). But Democrats seem unlikely to accept the inquiry until new, lenient ethics rules are revised. They say new rules put in place by the GOP leadership were designed to protect DeLay.

Ed Gordon talks with R&B star India.Arie and actress Ashley Judd, who teamed up to highlight the plight of the 38 million Africans suffering from AIDS in a new VH1 documentary, Tracking the Monster.

The Army's Fay report examines the role of U.S. military intelligence in the Abu Ghraib prisoner-abuse scandal. NPR's Robert Siegel talks with two members of the U.S. Senate Committee on Armed Services: Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) and Sen. Carl Levin (D-MI).