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NPR's Neal Conan reports on the statement by US Defense Secretary William Perry that the US would not allow Libya to finish construction of a suspected chemical weapons plant. Perry told Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak that the US has photographs showing of an "extensive" weapons program, and would not rule out using force to destroy the plant. NPR's Neal Conan reports.

A sound montage of a few prominent voices in this past week's news, including Former Senator Bob Dole, House Ethics Committee Chairman Nancy Johnson, L.A. Police Chief Willie Williams, Mitch Skandalakis, Commisioner for Fulton County on the bombing of an abortion clinic in Atlanta, and the sound of a second explosion at the clinic.

- Daniel talks with William Martin, author of the book "With God On Our Side: The Rise of the Religious Right in America." Martin says the Christian Coalition sucess in recent years is based in the members ability to form highly organized grassroots campaigns. Martin also says that suggestions that the Christian Coalition has peaked politically is not accurate.

She is a leading portrait photographer specializing in writers. Over the years her subjects have included Truman Capote, Tom Wolfe, William Styron, Raymond Carver, Joyce Carol Oates, Sue Miller and Sarah Vowell, among others. She is currently working on a book of her author portraits to be released next year.

Host Bob Edwards talks to NPR's Senior Correspondent Juan Williams about the pressure put on Republican Trent Lott to resign as Senate majority leader. The pressure came from Senate Republicans, conservative commentators and the Bush White House. Lott will keep his seat as a senator from Mississippi.

From a sluggish economy to threats of terrorism and war with Iraq, 2002 may be remembered by Americans as a year of heightened fears and anxieties that stood in sharp contrast to the peaceful, economically flush era of the 1990s. NPR's Juan Williams reviews the year's issues and newsmakers.

President Bush picked investment banker William Donaldson of Donaldson, Lufkin and Jenrette to head the Securities and Exchange Commission, replacing Harvey Pitt. President Bush said Donaldson is a strong leader who would "vigorously enforce our nation's laws against corporate corruption." NPR's Jack Speer has the story.

Bob Edwards talks with Paul Eisenstein, publisher of TheCarConnection.com about Ford's new plans for their historic Rouge manufacturing plant in Dearborne, Michigan. William Clay Ford, great-grandson of Henry Ford, wants to turn what has become a toxic waste dump into an environmental success story.

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.