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Bob Edwards talks to former President Jimmy Carter about his new book, An Hour Before Daylight: Memories of My Rural Boyhood.

David Kessler is former Commissioner of the US food and Drug Administration. As such, he took on one of the country's most powerful foes: the tobacco industry. They investigated tobacco makers to determine whether nicotine was a drug, and if so, be regulated by the FDA. Kessler's book about it is A Question of Intent: A Great American Battle with a Deadly Industry. (Public Affairs

World music critic Milo Miles reviews the new box set by Little Feat: Hotcakes and Outtakes: 30 Years of Little Feat (

NPR's Tom Gjelten reports on findings of a Pentagon commission that was set up after last year's bombing of a U.S. Navy destroyer in Yemen. The commission says a failure of intelligence left the U.S.S. Cole exposed to attack. U.S. officials say they are nearing completion of their investigation of who was responsible for the attack and said they would not hesitate to act against those responsible once they are identified.

From a special Scottish court in The Netherlands, NPR's Julie McCarthy reports that the prosecution in the Lockerbie trial began making its closing statement today. The prosecution counsel said the Crown had proven beyond reasonable doubt that the two Libyan defendants blew up Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland, killing 270 people. In a surprise move, the prosecution streamlined the indictment, asking the court to find the Libyans guilty on a single charge: murder. It dropped lesser charges of conspiracy and violation of the Aviation Security Act.

NPR's Barbara Bradley reports on the battle over the nomination of former Missouri Senator John Ashcroft to be Attorney General in the Bush administration. Conservative leaders are rallying forces to confirm the nomination in the Senate, while liberal groups are trying to derail it.

NPR's Richard Knox reports on a recent study that finds that diabetes and high blood pressure could lead to brain damage.

Michigan pediatrician Howard Markel talks about the difficulties and dual loyalties of being a parent and a pediatrician, especially when one's own child gets sick.

NPR's Jack Speer a joint agreement between the US Postal Service and the delivery service, Federal Express. FedEx will take over express mail service and the handling of many packages.

NPR's David Molpus reports on the response of many Internet businesses to the anticipated worsening of the current economic slump: layoffs.

When it comes to ice skating, Commentator Heather Lende won't settle for anything less than the real thing- her favorite lake.

He held the post during Clintons impeachment trial.