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Lisa talks with author Ronald White about President Abraham Lincoln's second inaugural address. The speech was not well received at the time, but now it's considered one of the greatest presidential speeches. Ronald White is the author of Lincoln's Greatest Speech: The Second Inaugural Address. (Simon and Shuster)

NPR's Kathy Lohr reports from Houston on the opening of the trial of Andrea Yates, the woman accused of drowning her five children in a bathtub last summer. At issue is Yates mental state at the time, as her lawyers argue that her mental illness prevented her from knowing that what she was doing was wrong.

A miniature poodle is the upset winner of the nation's most prestigious dog show. Surrey Spice Girl, a 3 year old with black pompoms, beat out the favorites with her performance. Robert Siegel talks with Deborah Woods, author of Top Dogs: Making it to Westminster. Woods' book is published by Hungry Minds, January 2002.

Host Lisa Simeone talks to NPR's Elizabeth Arnold about today's Olympic events: men's Super G Alpine skiing, and yes, the figure skating scandal. (4:01)

Their titles promised tales of love, but it was their enticing cover illustrations that sold the paperbacks. Morning Edition takes a Valentine's Day look at how the covers of romance novels changed along with readers' tastes over the decades.

NPR's Sylvia Poggioli reports from The Hague on the war crimes trial of former Yugoslavian leader Slobodan Milosevic. (3:00)

Women will race bobsleds in the Olympics for the first time tomorrow. With expectations high, the U.S. team is already caught up in high drama and controversy. NPR's Howard Berkes reports from Salt Lake City.

Lisa talks with writer T. Coraghessan Boyle about his latest collection of short stories, After the Plague. (Viking Press)

The Library of Congress has one of only three "perfect" copies of the Gutenberg Bible. Library patrons can view it only from behind thick glass, and only one person is allowed to actually touch the pages. But a project to take high-resolution digital images of each page is expected to give scholars a powerful new way to study the famous book.

Federal health officials are reaffirming the importance of mammograms for women 40 and over. Danish research has raised questions about the value of the preventive exams for breast cancer. NPR's Joanne Silberner reports.

Host Lisa Simeone talks with NPR's Howard Berkes, Elizabeth Arnold and Tom Goldman, on the final day of competition at the Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City.

Andrea Yates, accused of drowning her five children, goes on trial Monday. She has a history of postpartum psychosis. NPR's Joanne Silberner tells of another woman's bout with the disorder. Shelley Ash's story is proof that the condition is frightening -- and treatable.

Independent Producer Ben Shapiro brings us the latest installment in the New York Works series about occupations that are gradually disappearing from the nation's largest city. Today, Cali Rivera tells us about his business making cowbells at his workshop in the Bronx.

The Pelco DX 9000 Plus face recognition device takes pictures of airline passengers, then compares those pictures to its database of several hundred known terrorists. The system is being used for the first time at the airport in Fresno, Calif.

He composed scores for 33 motion pictures and has worked as an arranger, conductor, and producer with some of the biggest names in the music business, including Michael Jackson and Frank Sinatra. Now he's produced a retrospective CD, Q: The Musical Biography of Quincy Jones. Jones talks with Bob Edwards about the new anthology.

George Harrison was "the quiet Beatle." But his soulful world view and unique guitar style helped give the group its distinctive sound. Harrison died at 58 after a long battle with cancer. All Things Considered host Robert Siegel speaks with Michael Palin of Monty Python's Flying Circus, who was a friend of Harrison.

The Department of Justice accused BayCare of making donations to a Pinellas County organization in order to increase its share of federal Medicaid funds.

Linda Wertheimer takes us on a career profile of the late Robert Trout, veteran broadcaster and All Things Considered commentator. We learn about Trout's beginnings at a small Northern Virginia radio station as a janitor/announcer, and follow his career through his rise to covering presidential events and World War II, anchoring the fledgling CBS News broadcasts. His on-air calm steered CBS through the war, and his reassuring presence brought America some of the biggest stories of the day. Fortunately, most of what he did survives in recordings. This profile is an excerpt from a forthcoming NPR two-hour special due out early next year.

NPR's Special Correspondent Susan Stamberg reports on what some architects and urbanism experts envision as the future of the skyscraper in the aftermath of the World Trade Center attacks.

Conservationists are taking wildlife preserves to the ocean, creating refuges where fishing is forbidden. NPR's Christopher Joyce reports that fish in these marine reserves are thriving and that they can even become nurseries for replenishing nearby fisheries.

NPR Special Correspondent Susan Stamberg has solace for the stumped gift giver: the best titles from independent booksellers around the country.

NPR's Alex Chadwick gives a year-end update on the NPR/National Geographic Radio Expeditions stories of 2001.

On the 60th anniversary of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, commentator Walter Cronkite reflects on the lone dissenter in the Congressional vote to declare war -- political pioneer Jeanette Rankin -- and how another lone dissenting vote granting President Bush added powers to hunt Osama bin Laden echoes Rankin's own vote.

At the height of the Great Depression, a government economist named Roy Stryker sent some of America's best photographers to document farm life. The result is one of the greatest collections of photographs ever -- and the book Children of the Depression highlights the most memorable images.

When Enron said it was seeking a new name, listeners of NPR's All Things Considered came to the rescue. The show asked listeners for suggestions and today announced the most popular: "End-Run." Read some of the other suggested names, and submit your own to NPR's online discussion board. (3:00)