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NPR's Rick Karr reports on the trial to determine who owns the rights to the legacy of dance pioneer Martha Graham -- the dance troupe that bears her name, or Ronald Protas, the heir to her intellectual property.

NPR Senior News Analyst Daniel Schorr takes a look at the purchase of Russia's only independent TV network by a state-owned utility and what it means for freedom of the press.

President Bush cancelled this year's White House Egg Roll; bad weather turned the south lawn into a mushy mess. We have some facts about the annual egg roll, as well as some facts about eggs.

The Bush administration is facing a key decision next week on what weapons to sell Taiwan. NPR's Tom Gjelten reports members of Congress are pushing for a "robust" weapons package but there are questions about Taiwan's ability to absorb and use the most advanced arms.

Robert Siegel talks with Dennis Ross, who was Special Middle East Coordinator at the State Department under former President Clinton. He's now counselor at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy. He says the Israeli attack on a Syrian radar installation in Lebanon is a departure from former Israeli policy regarding Hizbollah and its connection to Syria.

Fred Kight reports from Athens, Ohio, on the comeback of the pawpaw, a green-and-yellow fruit native to North America, but with a tropical flavor. Some say it could be a replacement crop for farmers no longer growing tobacco.

Host Bob Edwards talks with NPR's Cokie Roberts about the political tensions between the U.S. and China after the return of the crew of the spy plane.

Charles de Ledesma reviews the latest CD in the Global Underground series. The Global Underground is the name of a series of compilation CDs, featuring the world's best dance music DJs playing their favorite songs. It's become quite a phenomenon among dance music enthusiasts, who often find it difficult to locate a lot of the music they hear in dance clubs. This latest CD is #19, and features John Digweed.

NPR's Jennifer Ludden in Jerusalem reports on the aftermath of an Israeli air strike on a Syrian military position in Lebanon. Arab nations warned of a regional conflict, and Jordan's foreign minister underscored those fears when he traveled to Israel today.

Host Bob Edwards talks with reporter Anthony Kuhn about the meeting today between U.S. and Chinese negotiators. Among the issues they'll discuss is the fate of the U.S. spy plane being held in Southern China.

Eric Engleman reports from Moscow that Russia's independent media outlets suffered new blows today. The newspaper Segodnya stopped publishing, and the entire editorial staff of the magazine Itogi was fired. Both the newspaper and the magazine (a Newsweek affiliate) were part of the media empire of Vladimir Gusinsky. Gusinsky and his journalists say the Kremlin is trying to silence independent media voices.

Commentator Andrei Codrescu ponders the blooming of the American spring, when the flood of sensual emotions overwhelms the gloom of Wall Street. Wandering through Andrei's neighborhood, a pollster finds a woman who says she has great consumer confidence despite a trend against it.