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Host Bob Edwards speaks with Teresa LePore, elections supervisor of Palm Beach County, Florida. The state has municipal elections Tuesday, and officials are promising none of the problems of the November election, and none of the butterfly ballots.

NPR's Chris Arnold profiles a man considered a "social entrepreneur", who gave up a big-city law career to defend death-row inmates and prisoners denied medical care. That lawyer, Steven Bright, goes about his work at the Southern Center for Human Rights with a zeal usually associated with those in the high-tech sector.

Host Bob Edwards talks with NPR's Cokie Roberts about President Bush's efforts to get his tax cut plan approved by the Senate. Mr. Bush is in Florida today, hoping to gain the support of the two Democratic Florida senators.

NPR's Madeleine Brand talks with Eric Schlosser, author of Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal. Schlosser spent the last few years visiting slaughterhouses and various franchises to research his investigation into the industry. He discovered that fast food's impact reaches beyond consumers into the cattle, agricultural, and meat packing industries.

NPR's Tom Gjelten reports on the controversy over the military machine that's an airplane and helicopter in one--the Osprey V 22. It was developed specifically for the Marine Corps, but after two of the aircrafts crashed last year, many are asking the Pentagon to reconsider the Osprey program.

NPR's Phillip Davis reports that Florida, and especially the southern parts of the state, are seeing the worst drought in 100 years.

NPR Senior News Analyst examines recent public statements by members of the Supreme Court, who have perhaps been letting off steam from the contentious end to the Presidential election.

Essayist Christopher Wynn wonders if the quest for a toned and chiseled body is worth the effort it takes to find the right gym.

This week, the Supreme Court handed down a controversial decision that significantly reduces the impact of the 1990 Americans With Disabilities Act. Liane speaks with NPR's Nina Totenberg about the effect of that ruling and the pattern that seems to be developing in the court's protection of states' rights.

Player organizations in the NBA, NHL, NFL, WNBA and MLB were sent an open letter by the organization's national and state presidents.

Liane talks with Owen Ullman, Washington editor for USA Today and editor of the International Economy magazine, about the state of the US economy. Wall Street lost ground again last week, prompting some to speculate that the Federal Reserve might cut interest rates once more, in an effort to spur growth.

NPR's Jennifer Ludden reports from Ramallah on Secretary of State Colin Powell's trip to the Middle East. Today he was in the West Bank and will travel to Kuwait tomorrow.