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Liane talks to Randy Garbin, publisher of Roadside Magazine, a new publication devoted to documenting the highways, and especially the byways, of America's roadside culinary traditions. (2:58) (for more information, please visit the website at http://www.roadsidemagazin

NPR's Steve Inskeep reports on letters allegedly written by FBI agent Robert Phillip Hanssen -- letters that are now leading investigators to believe Hanssen has been supplying Russia with top-level U.S. security information for the past 15 years.

NPR's Pam Fessler reports that President Bush is traveling today to build support for his budget and tax plan before he submits them to Congress. The president is also stopping in states that voted for him in November to thank voters.

NPR's Julie McCarthy reports that on the eve of British Prime Minister Tony Blair's visit to Washington D.C., the British people are curious and anxious about where their country sits on Mr. Bush's list of priorities. The meeting between the two leaders will likely focus on a proposed U.S. missile defense system and foreign policy toward Iraq.

Linda Wertheimer talks with Robert Greenstein, executive director of the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, one of the groups leading opposition to President Bush's plan to cut federal taxes. Greenstein says the tax cut is too large, and would not do enough to help people with middle and lower range incomes.

Film director Stanley Kramer has died at a California hospital. He was 87. Kramer was famed for his work on classic films including Inherit the Wind, Guess Who's Coming To Dinner, and High Noon.

Israel's outgoing Prime Minister Ehud Barak will not take on the position of defense minister in the new Israeli government. Barak told incoming Prime Minister Ariel Sharon today that he had changed his mind. Noah Adams talks with NPR's Jennifer Ludden in Jerusalem.

Noah Adams and Linda Wertheimer have a story on a racehorse that couldn't win a race.

For the first time in nearly seven years, Oklahoma has executed a death row inmate.

NPR's Jim Zarroli reports that Home Depot and Wal-Mart announced their earnings yesterday. Both companies said their profits were hurt by the slowing economy.

NPR's Shirley Jahad reports on two religious organizations in Washington, D.C. that operate residential drug treatment programs. The White House Office on Faith-Based and Community initiatives officially opened for business today.

Outgoing Prime Minister of Israel Ehud Barak reversed course yesterday and announced he would not join the cabinet of Prime Minister-elect Ariel Sharon. NPR's Jennifer Ludden reports that Barak's decision deals a blow to Sharon's hopes of establishing a national unity government, and leaves Barak's Likud party in disarray.