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Host Bob Edwards talks with George Stevens, San Diego Deputy Mayor, who introduced a resolution to eliminate the word "minority" from all official city documents and discussions. Stevens, an African American, suggests "minority" is a word of subtle discrimination employed by whites. The resolution was approved by the San Diego City Council this month.

NPR Senior News Analyst Daniel Schorr wonders why President Bush "chose this moment to open a national and international argument" about missile defense.

Amal is a nine-year-old Syrian refugee. She's also a giant puppet. Theater director Amir Nizar Zuabi discusses how art can deliver a new message on the plight of refugees in his project "The Walk."

Host Bob Edwards speaks with Susan Harmon, sports editor for the Tribune in Ames, Iowa, about the women's college basketball tournament. The teams in the semi-finals have faced each other in playoff action before and will provide each other stiff competition.

NPR's Larry Abramson reports on last night's burn-down of the Russian space-station Mir. Some sky-watchers in Fiji were able to see a burning fire in the sky as the station entered the Earth's atmosphere.

NPR's Ina Jaffe reports on Mexican President Vicente Fox's first trip abroad since his election. Fox visited California for two days, discussing border and immigration issues with Gov. Gray Davis.

Director Steven Soderbergh. Two of his films are big contenders for Academy Awards on Sunday. His film Traffic has been nominated for Five awards: Best Picture, Best Directing, Best Editing, Best Writing (Adapted), as well as Best Actor in a Supporting Role for actor Benicio Del Toro. His film Erin Brokovich has been nominated for five awards also: Best Directing, Best Picture, Best Writer (original screenplay), as well as Best Actor in a supporting role for Albert Finney, and Best Actress in a Leading role for Julia Roberts. Soderbergh began his career with the low budget hit, Sex, Lies and Videotape. His other films include The Limey, Out of Sight, and Kafka. (REBROADCAST from 1/2

NPR's Julie Rovner reports on President Bush's nomination for director of the Health Care Financing Administration. The organization is unpopular among both congressional representatives and health care providers, but it could play a big role in the future of Medicare and Medicaid under the president's budget plan.

Pat Dowell reports on Elmer Bernstein who, after composing scores for more than 200 movies, is moving to writing concert music. Bernstein regrets the state of film music today — which he says lacks emotion, and is included primarily to create an atmosphere, rather than impart a grand musical theme.

NPR's Elaine Korry reports that the nation's biggest online securities broker, Schwab corporations, announced it will lay off some 13-percent of its workforce.

NPR's Guy Raz reports that the hills over the city of Tetovo were quiet today, in the aftermath of Sunday's assault by Macedonian troops on ethnic Albanian rebels. NATO's Secretary General, Lord Robertson, was back in Macedonia today for more crisis talks. He called on all parties to engage in political dialogue.

NPR's Andy Bowers reports on the potential California gubernatorial candidacy of actor Arnold Schwarzenegger. With the state's power crisis ebbing away at Gov. Gray Davis' (D) popularity, many Republicans feel The Terminator is the man who can rescue their party. After all, they note, Ronald Reagan, George Murphy, Sonny Bono and Clint Eastwood parlayed entertainment careers to political office in California.