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NPR'S Brian Naylor reports on the recent improvements in Washington D.C.'s economy and government. But while many are pleased, some say the District of Columbia still has a long way to go.

Host Lisa Simeone talks to reporter Joshua Levs at member station W-A-B-E in Atlanta, about yesterday's military plane crash that killed 21 members of the Air National Guard. Flight data recorders have been recovered, but the recovery of victims has been hampered by poor weather conditions.

Film critic Kenneth Turan reviews Memento, the latest work by independent film-maker Christopher Nolan. The plot revolves around a man who has no short-term memory, and who's trying to avenge his wife's murder. In order to remember what he learns about the murder he writes countless lists, and even goes so far as to tattoo key information on his body. So far, the movie has won critical acclaim and a screen-writing award from the Sundance Film Festival.

Host Melissa Block talks with Swedish musician and New Orleans resident Anders Osborne about his new album, Ash Wednesday Blues. Osborne used to travel all over the world, but now he wanders from genre to genre in his music. Featuring the Dirty Dozen Brass Band's sousaphone player, his roots-rock is influenced by the lively and diverse music scene of New Orleans clubs.

NPR's Steve Inskeep reports that the Senate passed legislation that would make it harder for people who file for personal bankruptcy to have their debts fully discharged. The House has passed a similar bill which has the support of President Bush.

NPR's Peter Overby reports on President Bush's goals for campaign finance reform. The contentious issue comes up for debate on the floor of the Senate starting Monday. (3:52) Check out more NPR News coverage of Power, Money & Influence.

Host Melissa Block talks with Robert Greenberg, professor at the University of North Carolina and a visiting Fullbright scholar in Skopje, Macedonia. They discuss the spreading violence between ethnic Albanian rebels and the Macedonian military.

Dogs are attacking and killing deer in Southern Minnesota. Attacks are taking place at Myre -- Big Island State Park, which is in Albert Lea, about 15 miles north of Iowa Border. In the past three weeks 25 deer have been killed. Hardened snow packs are making it easy for dogs to chase the deer; a deer can usually outrun a dog in normal conditions. Noah Adams speaks with Jeanine Vorland, an area wildlife manager for the Owatonna region of the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, about the problem.

NPR's Martin Kaste reports from Brasilia, Brazil, where there is growing resistance to Non-Government Organizations or NGOs. Politicians there are concerned that the groups wield too much power, and fear some NGOs are just money-making schemes that rely on official corruption to operate. But supporters worry that in their efforts to reign in the few bad examples, the politicians will harm those that are making a positive impact in Brazil.

Host Melissa Block talks with John Tiscornia , owner of Lyndeth Howe Country House Hotel, in Cumbria, England. His small bed-and-breakfast business has suffered great losses in recent weeks, since tourists have shied-away from the foot-and-mouth infected regions of the English countryside.

Commentator Shelley Mickle says a routine trip to the grocery store jogged memories she didn't know she had.

Forget stumping in the town center. In a small New Hampshire town, the trash dump is the hot spot for politicking. From New Hampshire Public Radio, Trish Anderton reports.

Host Lisa Simeone talks with Portland, Oregon native Erika Lee, who now lives in New Castle West in County Limerick, Ireland. Two years ago, Erika became the proprietor of "J. O'Sullivans," after winning the "win your own pub contest" sponsored by Guinness. She's enjoying her new life.

An ancient infectious disease has returned to El Salvador. For NPR and American Radioworks, correspondent Daniel Zwerdling reports on the outbreak of Dengue Fever in the Central American nation.

NPR critic Bob Mondello reviews the latest film by novelist and screenwriter Roddy Doyle, the romantic comedy When Brendan Met Trudy.

NPR's Noel King talks to Democratic Rep. Cori Bush of Missouri, a member of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, about President Biden's revised spending proposal.

The traffic cams would target motorists driving 10 miles or more over the speed limit in a school safety zone.

Some say the financial markets continue to decline because the Federal Reserve decided to cut interest rates by just half a percent earlier this week. Commentator Lyle Gramley, who is a former member of the Federal Reserve Board, says Wall Street's decline is more about the slowdown in the economy. A previous Fed commentary aired yesterday. In that piece, Bert Ely said the Fed's interest rate cut was too little, too late, and that the Fed has a history of either under or overreacting.

David Greenberger reviews a new CD that jokingly delivers a "battle of the bands". It's a 2-CD set, from two different pop/rock bands, both led by musician Scott McCaughey. One band is called The Young Fresh Fellows; the other is The Minus Five. The battle is billed as The Young Fresh Fellows versus The Minus Five. The CD's liner notes even has instructions for tallying up a point count for each of the two contenders. The label is Mammoth Records, copyright 2001.

NPR's David Welna reports on the second installment of President Bush's tax plan, which passed the House Ways and Means Committee today on a party-line vote. This installment, which the full House is expected to take up next week, focuses on the so-called marriage tax and the child tax credit. But Democrats argue -- and some Republicans agree -- that none of this addresses the immediate problem of the faltering economy.

NPR's Barbara Bradley reports that President Bush has decided to end a five-decade tradition of the American Bar Association screening potential federal judicial candidates. White House Counsel Al Gonzales has written to the ABA, informing the group the White House will no longer provide names before they are made public. The ABA has a special committee that has screened candidates since the Eisenhower administration. The panel gave potential judges the ratings of "well qualified," "qualified" or "not qualified." Some conservatives opposed ABA screening, saying they believed the ABA had a liberal bias.

The Merriam-Webster dictionary has added more than 400 new words and definitions — including fluffernutter, dad bod and vaccine passport.

Host Bob Edwards talks with NPR's Tom Gjelten about the U.S. Navy's accidental bombing of observers during training exercises in Kuwait.

NPR's Madeleine Brand talks with Jef Beck, one of the world's foremost collector of Ken Dolls. Today is the 40th anniversary of Barbie's male counterpart.

NPR's Barbara Bradley reports that the Justice Department has given a federal prosecutor in New York jurisdiction to investigate all of then-President Clinton's last-minute pardons. Attorney General John Ashcroft has given U.S. Attorney Mary Jo White authority to look into any claims that cash or other benefits were exchanged for pardons.