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NPR's Michele Kelemen reports from Moscow, where Russians are waiting for their government to announce tit-for-tat expulsions of American diplomats in response to the Bush administration's action. Russian officials and analysts are denouncing the U.S. move as a return to the Cold War.

Noah Adams talks to David Wise, a writer working on a book about the Robert Hanssen case. They discuss the line between legitimate diplomatic work and spying.

A healthy body cannot exist apart from a healthy spirit, old-timers used to say. From that old adage a new model of health is emerging in Europe that seeks to re-imagine our basic understanding of public health. The idea is called Health Promotion. Instead of government proclamations about what is healthy and what is not, it seeks to engage citizens in a democratic discussion about their own diet, habits, and behaviors regarding their health. Health promoters have looked especially to the schools to help kids figure out for themselves what it is to be healthy. In the first of two reports, Frank Browning visits a health-promoting school in Denmark.

President Biden is beginning his European trip by meeting with Pope Francis at the Vatican. These two leaders know each other quite well, and share many of the same concerns.

Noah Adams reads from listeners letters. Today, topics include dairy cattle being slaughtered on a farm in Wales due to an outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease, the demise of the Mir space station, and the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. Listeners should send letters to: Letters, All Things Considered, 635 Massachusetts Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20001. Or e-mail to atc@npr.org.

Hes has been covering Texas politics for over 20 years and is currently in Washington, covering the first six months of President George W. Bushs administration. Hell talk about the differences between George W. Bush the governor and George W. Bush the President. Herman will also talk about President Bushs first few months in office- his new policies, the outcome of his campaign promises, and the press corps reaction to Bush.

Hes been writing about the criminal-justice system for about a decade. For his new book, Going Up the River: Travels in Prison Nation he looks at the consequences of our countrys prison boom. The prison-industrial complex is our nations biggest growth industry. Hallinan currently writes for The Wall Street Journal.

Today President Bush conferred with China Vice Premier Qian Qichen -- the highest ranking official from Beijing since the administration took office. Qian's top priority is waylaying the proposed sale of advanced anti-missile technology to Taiwan. The Bush administration must decide next month whether to make the sale. Human rights was also a topic of discussion.

The Pope John Paul II Cultural Center opens today in an area of Washington, D.C. known as the little Vatican. Alex Van Oss finds out what it means to create an interactive museum for the head of the Catholic Church. NOTE: Web Site at www.jp2cc.org. (3:45) (Note: this site will open in a new browser wi

NPR's Kathy Lohr reports on the national debate over minors' access to abortions. Many states have passed parental involvement laws. One mother says if the state had informed her, she could have talked her daughter out of having an abortion. Other parents say they should NOT be notified because the law forces some minors to go underground, where they get illegal and unsafe abortions.

Eric Whitney of High Plains News reports on an encouraging partnership between community police in a South Dakota town and the tribal police force of a nearby Indian reservation.

Scott Horsley of member station KPBS in San Diego reports that California Gov. Gray Davis announced a plan yesterday to speed up the construction of new power plants over the next several years. It's the latest effort to ease the state's power crisis.