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NPR's Special Correspondent Susan Stamberg talks to Katherine Graham and Michael Beschloss about journalist Meg Greenfield's memoir Washington. When Greenfield died last year, she left behind a memoir of her life in the capital. Only Beshcloss -- a fellow pundit -- knew about it; now he's helped get it published. Both Beschloss and Graham, the former publisher of the Washington Post, remember Greenfield -- and her beloved baloney sandwiches. {Publisher of Washington, by Meg Greenfield is Public Affairs }

KENT WALKER is the oldest son of Sante Kimes, the 66-year old con-artist and convicted killer. Last year Kimes was convicted along with her other son Kenny Kimes of murdering an elderly Manhattan millionaires. The two have also been connected to the deaths or disappearances of three other wealthy people. Sante Kimes has been dubed the "Dragon Lady." Her other crimes include shoplifting, arson, and slavery. KENT WALKER's book is "Son of a Grifter" (written with Mark Schone, published by William Morrow).

NPR Senior News Analyst Daniel Schorr takes a look at President Bush's self-evaluation of his first 100 days in office.

NPR's Guy Raz reports on the struggling image of Germany's conservative political party, the Christian Democratic Union (CDU). Analysts claim the CDU lacks a definitive political identity, and consequently, much of the German population views it as "incompetent."

As part of our Changing Face of America series, Morning Edition examines some of the ways sports and society have changed together. In the first of three installments, NPR's Tom Goldman travels to Laramie, Wyoming, where two cousins from Nigeria play college basketball -- and try to fit in to a radically different culture.

NPR's Wendy Kaufman reports from Seattle that Puget Sound Energy in Washington State is requesting permission to introduce 'real time pricing' of electricity. The price of electricity would be based on the time of day it's used. Rates would be higher during peak hours in the morning and evening and lower during mid-day and late at night.

Host Bob Edwards talking with NPR's Debbie Elliot about a murder trial in Birmingham, Alabama, which began yesterday. Ku Klux Klansman Thomas Blanton Jr., is accused of a 1963 church bombing that killed 4 black girls.

A North Carolina hospital has found the antidote to the stereotypical bad food in its cafeteria. It's letting a Wendy's restaurant set up shop there, much to the consternation of some worried about the health effects of fast food. Brent Wolfe of member station WUNC in Chapel Hill reports.

Robert Siegel talks with Lin Yu-Fang, associate professor of International Studies Affairs and Strategic Studies at Tamkang University in Taipei, Taiwan. They discuss the arms sale from the U.S. to Taiwan, and how it's being received in Taipei.

NPR's Jackie Northam reports from Davenport, Iowa as it braces against rising floodwaters of the Mississippi River. Residents of Davenport have chosen not to build a permanent floodwall and now federal officials say taxpayers shouldn't have to rescue their riverfront.

Sotheby's auction house has 151 items of Chinese propaganda art for sale from the era of Mao Tse-tung. (2:00) Sotheby's Web site.

The City of Oakland, California will vote on a proposal tonight that would require the city to hire a certain number of bilingual workers. The ordinance, if passed, will require certain departments to hire people that speak either English and Spanish or English and Chinese. Robert Siegel speaks with Oakland City Council President Ignacio de la Fuente, he is a co-author of the proposal.