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The tax cuts being proposed by President Bush remind many of the Reagan cuts of the 1980s which were then followed by huge budget deficits. NPR's David Welna reports on the possible return of Reaganomics.

Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon holds secret talks with senior Palestinian officials -- the first high-level talks in nearly a year. Meanwhile, a group of Jewish and Arab-Israeli doctors collaborate to bring medical care to isolated West Bank villages. NPR's Linda Gradstein and NPR's Peter Kenyon report.

Puzzle master Will Shortz quizzes one of our listeners, and has a challenge for everyone at home. (This week's winner is Andy Banta from Orangevale, California. He listens to Weekend Edition on member stations KXJZ and KXPR in Sacramento.) (6:45)

Kevin Lavery of member station KWMU in St. Louis reports on a massive undertaking by several botanical institutions to create an internet database listing of every known plant species.

NPR Senior News Analyst Daniel Schorr questions whether the shuttle program, which has now cost 14 lives, has outlived its usefulness.

Host Liane Hansen reads from listener comments.

The Pentagon will ask Congress for relief from six environmental laws, including the Endangered Species Act. Defense officials say the regulations -- meant to protect plants and animals threatened with extinction -- compromise combat readiness. NPR's Elizabeth Arnold reports

A panel of former NASA engineers and military officials prepares to take over the Columbia investigation. More than a week after the space shuttle broke apart upon re-entry, NASA says it has no clear answers. NPR's Eric Niiler reports.

At a security conference in Munich, Germany, Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld argues that the world must prepare for military action against Saddam Hussein. But he fails to convince France and Germany. Hear NPR's Tom Gjelten, Robert Kagan of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace and Charles Kupchan of the Council on Foreign Relations.

Host Liane Hansen offers a correction to a recent piece from reporter David D'Arcy on the Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art in Hartford.

The Justice Department prepares legislation that would broaden the government's power to gather intelligence and fight terrorism. But some say the expansion of the 2001 Patriot Act would give authorities too much unchecked power. NPR's Jackie Northam reports.

On Fridays, kids and parents hop on their bikes and join the bicibús, or bike bus, traveling to three schools along its route. It promotes bike safety and environmentally friendly transportation.