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The White House releases an eight-page section of a larger document outlining the basis for a now-discredited claim that Saddam Hussein's regime sought to purchase uranium from Africa in an effort to develop nuclear weapons. Hear NPR's Scott Simon and NPR's Tom Gjelten.

NPR's Howard Berkes and New York Times Magazine ethicist Randy Cohen discuss the dilemma of William Gooch of South Holland, Illinois. He got lucky enough to win a lottery to purchase hard-to-get baseball tickets. He wonders whether it's right to sell a ticket to his friend for more than face value.

The Indian car company Tata unveils a four-seat automobile that will sell for just $2,500. The Nano would be available later this year, and is aimed at people who might otherwise purchase a motorcycle.

Ski industry giant Vail Resorts aims to finalize its purchase of Crested Butte Mountain Resort, a ski area that's prided itself on being anti-corporate.

Noah Adams speaks with Andrea Stillman, a former assitant to photographer Ansel Adams. The rights to his works in their digital form have been purchased by a Micrsoft sudsidiary. Ms. Stillman believes Mr. Adams would be pleased. He embraced technology and while he never felt the photographic printing process could be replaced, he would have appreciated, in Ms. Stillman's opinion, digital technology as a creative tool.

which will hear a constitutional challenge to the Brady Gun Control Law. The Brady Law requires a five-day waiting period for the purchase of handguns, so gun sellers can do a background check on potential buyers. The challenge is based on states rights arguments, namely, that the law usurps the rights of states and municipalities by requiring them to carry out a federal mandate.

NPR's Brooke Gladstone talks with Noah Adams about Turner Broadcasting and Time-Warner. According to the media giant, federal regulators have agreed to its 7.5-Billion-dollar purchase of Ted Turner's cable empire. With the addition of the Turner Broadcasting System, Time-Warner would leap over Disney/ABC to become the biggest media conglomerate in the world. Federal Trade Commissioners are expected to take a final vote on the deal on Friday.

There's a single winning ticket for the jackpot in the multi-state Powerball lottery. It's worth about $315 million, making it the largest jackpot ever claimed by one ticket. The winner has yet to be identified. The ticket was purchased at a convenience store in Hurricane, West Virginia. NPR News reports.

A new advocacy group has bought a full-page ad in Monday's editions of USA Today, criticizing America's largest retailer for destroying American jobs by purchasing most of its products from China. A watch group called Wal-Mart Watch launched the operation.

At an auction in Moscow, a little-known investment group purchases oil producer Yukos' largest subsidiary for $9.3 billion, about half its value. The Russian government says Yukos owes $28 billion in back taxes. Hear NPR's Renee Montagne and Natalie Nougarede of Le Monde.

In a closed-door appearance before the Senate Intelligence Committee, CIA Director George Tenet reaffirms his responsibility for an erroneous claim in President Bush's State of the Union address that Iraq had tried to purchase uranium from Africa. Democrats criticize the Bush administration and demand a continuing investigation. Hear NPR's David Welna.

In debate in the Senate and House, congressional Democrats criticize the Bush administration's use of intelligence to justify going to war with Iraq. The renewed criticism follows an admission by the White House that President Bush, in his State of the Union address, incorrectly claimed that Iraq had tried to purchase uranium for nuclear weapons. Hear NPR's David Welna.