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Commentator Molly Ivins shows off her proficiency in "Bush Speak", a new dialect in Washington, D.C.

NPR's Larry Abramson reports that this week's ruling against online music-trader Napster has computer programmers brainstorming ways to provide the same service -- without the lawsuits.

Host Bob Edwards talks about the history of presidential pardons with Robert George, a professor of legal philosophy at Princeton University. George says that pardons weren't designed for cases like Marc Rich; the main purpose of a pardon is to heal the political wounds of a nation.

NPR's Martin Kaste reports on the growing tension between Canada and Brazil. Canada recently banned Brazilian beef to avoid the risk of mad-cow disease. Brazilians claim their beef is safe, and that Canada is smearing their reputation.

NPR's Guy Raz reports on the new German defense budget. The German defense minister has called for base closings and defense cuts.

El Salvador is trying to dig out from under the rubble left by Tuesday's earthquake which killed at least 274 people. Many more are missing, and over 100,000 are homeless. Host Bob Edwards speaks with Gino Lofredo, director of El Salvador Catholic Relief Services, about rescue and relief efforts.

Bundles is former Washington deputy bureau chief for ABC News, and an award winning producer. Her new book is a biographer of her great-great-grandmother Madam C.J. Walker, On Her Own Ground: The Life and Times of Madam C.J. Walker, . Walker was the daughter of slaves, and a widow at the age of 20. She built a business empire creating hair products for African-American women, and then turned her wealth into philanthropy. Her friends included W.E.B. Du Bois and Booker T. Washington.

The documents suggest the company put growth and profits ahead of users' well-being.

Commentator Garrett Bucks finds the meaning behind this week's court ruling against Napster -- how the loss of this free music-trading service affects music as an art form.

NPR's Barbara Bradley reports that federal prosecutors in New York are now investigating Bill Clinton's last-minute pardon of fugitive broker Marc Rich. There is growing concern that the former president may have granted the pardon in exchange for political donations and gifts.

John Burnett reports that President Bush's first foreign trip won't feel so foreign. The former Texas governor has traveled extensively in Mexico, cultivating friendships with President Vicente Fox and other leaders. Bush and Fox share natural affinities: both have an easy-going, back-slapping, plain-spoken style. The question now is how that translates into the way they deal with complex policy questions.

NPR's Michele Kelemen reports that President George W. Bush goes to Mexico tomorrow, his first official foreign trip. He will visit the ranch of Mexico's new president, Vicente Fox. Officials on both sides of the border are optimistic that the time is right to move forward in addressing some of the biggest problems between the two neighbors, including illegal immigration and drug trafficking.