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From member station WDET in Detroit, Quinn Klinefelter reports on a lawsuit against the University of Michigan Law School, charging that the school unfairly uses race as a factor in its admissions. The outcome of the suit could have an effect on admissions policies at many universities.

Imelda Marcos, the former first lady of the Philippines, famed for her extravagant shoe collection, today inaugurated a museum displaying her former footwear. Noah Adams tells us about it.

NPR's White House correspondent Don Gonyea talks to Noah Adams about President Bush's visit to Mexico today. On his first foreign trip as president, he joined Mexico's new president, Vicente Fox, at Fox's ranch.

NPR's Gerry Hadden reports a significant decline in the number of illegal immigrants crossing into the U.S. from Mexico. According to the U.S. Border Patrol, the number of arrests at the busiest illegal border crossing, at Douglas, Ariz., is down 40-percent in the first six weeks of this year, compared to the same period last year.

NPR's Richard Gonzales reports on California Gov. Gray Davis' plan to rescue the state's two biggest utilities and help ease the energy crisis.

NPR's Anthony Brooks reports shortages of other forms of energy are creating new interest in nuclear power. In Vermont, one of the nation's oldest nuclear power plants is attracting multiple bids. And the potential buyers say the future of nuclear is again looking bright.

Linda Wertheimer talks with Stefan Fatsis about this Sunday's running of the Daytona 500 -- which kicks off the 2001 Nascar season. It's not the drivers who are in the focus but advertisers and FOX television.

Kate Seelye in Cairo reports a new pop song with a virulent message is topping the charts in the Egyptian capital. The song is entitled I hate Israel. To some extent, it reflects the popular mood.

Jane Swift will shortly assume the duties as governor of Massachusetts, pending the confirmation of Paul Cellucci as the Bush administration's ambassador to Canada. Steve Tripoli of member station WBUR has prepared a profile on Swift, who will soon turn 36 and become the nation's youngest governor.

Linda Wertheimer talks with Lawrence B. Lindsey, the chief economic advisor to President Bush, about the president's tax cut plan. There is some question about whether the votes exist in Congress to get the plan passed.

Eric Engleman reports from Moscow that Russian space officials have rebuffed a U.S. request to delay Saturday's scheduled lift-off of a Soyuz spacecraft bound for the International Space Station. NASA wants the Russians to delay their flight, because the U.S. space shuttle Endeavour has to spend extra time docked to the space station working on computer problems. The Soyuz will be carrying two Russian cosmonauts and American millionaire Dennis Tito. Over NASA objections, the Russians agreed to take Tito up to the station after he reportedly paid $20 million.

NPR Senior News Analyst Daniel Schorr wonders why President Bush "chose this moment to open a national and international argument" about missile defense.

Eugene Sonn reports that just three days after kicking off his gubernatorial campaign, New Jersey's acting governor is pulling out of the race. Donald DiFrancesco stepped up to the post when former Gov. Christine Whitman joined the Bush administration. DiFrancesco is accused of misconduct in an earlier political position.

The 24 crew members of the American reconnaissance plane will be debriefed by U.S. officials about their experience, starting with the accident that forced their emergency landing on Hainan Island. NPR's Tom Gjelten reports on the debriefing process.

Commentator Elissa Ely -- a psychiatrist at a hospital in Massachusetts -- has an alcoholic patient who's convinced he will be killed when his father dies. After his father does die, the patient lives, though he's lost his will to live.

Robert Siegel talks with Bill Cappuccio, Iowa State Coordinator of the Federal Flood Insurance Program. They discuss what's required of people who build in a flood plain to be covered by flood insurance. And they talk about how changes in flood insurance rules have affected development along rivers.

NPR's Allison Aubrey reports on a group of people who have learned to ride the ups and downs of the current "bear market." They're day-traders, and while many of the amateurs in their ranks were driven out after a few initial lucky trades, some are still plugging away -- and making a profit.

Meredith Ochs reviews Satellite Rides, the new release by the promising alternative country band, Old 97s. Ochs says the band and its leader Rhett Miller have been writing wonderful pop music with clever lyrics. (4:30) Satellite Rides by Old 97s is on the Elektra Records label. Their Web site is www.old97s.com.

NPR's Michele Kelemen reports from Moscow that Russia today declared four U.S. diplomats persona non grata and will ask another 46 more to leave the country by summer. This follow's Washington's announcement it is expelling four Russians linked to alleged U.S. spy Robert Hanssen and has ordered out an additional 46 diplomats. Both governments, however, are playing down the long-term impact of the spy dispute on U.S.-Russian relations.

The high-tech boom that transformed Ireland from one of Europe's poorest countries into the feisty Celtic tiger has begun to show some rough side effects. Dublin residents talk about assaults, congestion and a heightened sense of aggressiveness in the streets. The gap between rich and poor is rising, and heart disease is up. All of this worries public health specialists who see their mission as addressing the social conditions underlying today's chronic diseases. One growing approach in Europe began in the mid-1980s with the support of the World Health Organization. It engages citizens in examining their health concerns and helps them to find their own solutions. In his second report on European Health Promoting Schools, Frank Browning visits a working class school on the edge of Dublin where students identify rape, murder, and mugging as their biggest health worries.

NPR's Rob Gifford reports that the Chinese government has reported it is investigating the case of a military official who they say "left China and did not return." U.S. officials have acknowledged that the man, a colonel in the People's Liberation Army, has defected from China to the United States.

Host Bob Edwards speaks with Susan Harmon, sports editor for the Tribune in Ames, Iowa, about the women's college basketball tournament. The teams in the semi-finals have faced each other in playoff action before and will provide each other stiff competition.

NPR's Elaine Korry reports that the nation's biggest online securities broker, Schwab corporations, announced it will lay off some 13-percent of its workforce.

NPR's Lynn Neary reports on e-books and their growing popularity. The first "Independent E-book Awards" will be given this weekend at "The Virginia Festival of the Book."

Noah Adams talks with Ian Fried, staff writer for CNet.com, about Mac OS X, the next generation Macintosh operating system that will go on sale March 24. Mac OS X is considered to be an advanced operating system, combining the power and openess of UNIX with the same ease of use and broad applications base upon which Macintosh has based its reputation.