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ST.JOHN BURIAL - On Sunday, the ashes of William Wallace Brown, Jr., a man who was once homeless, will be interred at St. John Episcopal Church near the White House. Brown became a member of the "church of the presidents" when former President George Bush invited him in to pray one Sunday morning.

Bob Edwards talks with commentator John Feinstein about the first major tennis tournament of the year. The Australian Open is underway. Defending women's champion Jennifer Capriati lost in first round and the Williams sisters are easy favorites to win.

We learn of a study on the effectiveness of electric toothbrushes. Only one was more effective than regular toothbrushes. We talk with William Shaw, professor of orthodontics at the University of Manchester in England, who helped coordinate the report by the Cochrane Collaboration's Oral Health Group.

Nearly three months after the transfer of sovereignty in Iraq, insurgents continue to disrupt the interim government's efforts to achieve control. Hear NPR's Scott Simon, Bathsheba Crocker of the Center for Strategic and International Studies and Gen. William Nash of the Council on Foreign Relations.

Despite ongoing treatment for thyroid cancer, Chief Justice William Rehnquist administers the oath of office to President Bush. It was the first appearance for the chief justice since last October, when his diagnosis was announced.

Nevada's Harry Reid, selected to be the Senate's next minority leader, discusses the Democratic agenda for the upcoming session and the party's plans to work with the White House. Hear Reid and NPR's Juan Williams.

NPR's Juan Williams reports on the president's work to draw blacks to the GOP. Issues such as gay marriage and abortion have drawn black ministers and others to the Republican Party

Senior correspondent Juan Williams speaks with NPR's Eric Westervelt in Baghdad about the U.S. military taking tentative steps to restore law and order in the Iraqi capital city.

Host Bob Edwards talks with sculptor Ed Hamilton about his role in helping to put a definitive face on York, the slave of William Clark. York was an important member of the Lewis & Clark expedition corps. According to Hamilton, it was through Clark's journals and letters that information about York became known.

The outgoing head of Amnesty International USA, William Schulz, reflects on his 12-year tenure. He remains concerned about Darfur, and what the Guantanamo Bay detention camp says about the Bush administration's approach to human rights.

The Senate votes of 53-45 to approve former Alabama Attorney General William Pryor's nomination to a lifetime seat on the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. Republicans hailed Pryor as a top-notch public servant, even as many Democrats described him as a right-wing extremist.

The Great Wall of China has survived assaults by Mongols, Manchus and Mao himself. Now, it faces yet another threat: modernization. Briton William Lindesay hopes his efforts will help preserve and protect China's most famous landmark.

Once a rural outpost, Shuffletown, N.C., is now a part of fast-growing Charlotte. Residents talk about the tight-knit community and its particularly good race relations. Hear NPR's Juan Williams.

Slate contributor Ben Williams presents a roundup of movie reviews of this weekend's major new film releases. Up this week: The Clearing, Spider-Man 2 and Before Sunset.

Earlier this week on Morning Edition, NPR's Juan Williams interviewed Marc Racicot, chairman of President Bush's re-election campaign. In the interview, Racicot said President Bush had volunteered to go to Vietnam. That raised some eyebrows, as the president has not spoken about such an effort. NPR's Don Gonyea reports.

A documentary film called The N-Word is sparking controversy across the United States. Celebrities and everyday people bat around what the "n-word" means politically and socially. NPR's Tavis Smiley talks with writer-director Todd Williams and Helena Echegoyen, the film's executive producer.

Stroke can be cured, and treatments can lessen the impact on a survivor's life. But many people do not understand the options. In Stroke Diaries, neurologist Dr. Olajide Williams recounts heart-wrenching but instructive stories of patients and families stricken by strokes.

Duke Energy is denying accusations by regulators that it allows contaminated storm water to run unauthorized from its coal plants. It’s the first major…

The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled against a Charlotte man's lawsuit that challenged North Carolina's "winner-take-all" electoral vote system.…

In Poet's Choice, author Edward Hirsch makes a case that poetry is "a human fundamental, like music." Hirsch talks poetry with Scott Simon and reads poems by Kathy Fagan and William Matthews.