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NPR's Kenneth Walker in Luanda reports on a young Angolan artist, who is attracting growing international attention. The artist, known as Zaytubia, lost both his hands and one eye in a grenade explosion, but still manages to paint by grasping his brushes between his elbows.

The president opened the doors of the White House today to celebrate completion of his first 100 days in office. The guests of honor were the members of Congress, nearly 200 of whom actually took the president up on his offer of a free lunch. NPR's Don Gonyea reports that the weather was warm and the mood was as well.

NPR's Gerry Hadden reports thousands of Mexican guest workers who worked in the United States during World War II say they have never received the money that was set aside for their retirement. With interest, the retirement fund would be considerably bigger today. Class action suits and a new commission in Mexico are trying to find out what happened to the money.

Commentator Patrick Maney says the fascination with the first 100 days of the American presidential term started with the successes of President Franklin Roosevelt.

After nearly three years of war in Congo, an American aid agency says the conflict has cost close to 3 million lives. Robert Siegel talks with Dr. Les Roberts, an epidemiologist and the director of Health Policy for the International Rescue Committee in Martinsburg, West Virginia.

Host Madeleine Brand talks with Asian fusion singer, Sheila Chandra, about her latest CD This Sentence is True. Chandra experiments with the voice as an instrument and blends vocal traditions from American gospel and English folk, among other styles.

NPR's Robert Smith has the second part of his report on a new survey by NPR, the Kaiser Family Foundation and Harvard University's Kennedy School of Government on Americans' attitudes towards poverty. Smith reports that, especially among the white middle class, old stereotypes of poverty die hard. (7:11) Check out the NPR/Kaiser/Kennedy School Poll.

NPR's Wendy Kaufman examines how the first Japanese-born position player in Major League Baseball is becoming one of the biggest tourist attractions in Seattle. Fans from all over the world are flocking to see Ichiro Suzuki play for the Seattle Mariners. Merchandise featuring the rookie superstar regularly sells out, and the team has seen attendance figures soar.

After a late-night session and some frayed nerves, the House of Representatives failed to pass the federal budget, because of two pages missing from the document. The vote has been rescheduled for next Tuesday. NPR's David Welna reports.

Host Madeleine Brand talks with NPR's Sylvia Poggioli about the Pope's upcoming trip to Greece. The Pontiff's planned visit -- the first from a Roman Catholic leader in nearly 13 centuries -- has upset the country's Orthodox majority. Greece is the first stop on the Pope's pilgrimage to retrace the travels of the Apostle Paul.

Host Madeleine Brand talks with the president of the United Nations Association of the USA, William Luers, about the United States' loss of its seat on the U.N.'s Commission for Human Rights. The U.N. Economic and Social Council voted yesterday not to re-elect the U.S. to the commission. This is the first time since the commission's creation in 1947 that the U.S. has not held a position on it.

NPR's Larry Abramson reports on Dennis Tito, the world's first space tourist. Tito returns to earth this weekend after a week's stay at the international space station. NASA was opposed to Tito's trip, which he arranged with the Russian space agency. But NASA still claims the day will come when they too will be allowing tourists into space.