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NPR Senior News Analyst Daniel Schorr examines the potential ramifications of a national missile defense system.

From Los Angeles, Johanna Cooper reports on the Liz Lerman Dance Exchange. The group has long invited community members to join them on stage. For her latest project, Hallelujah, Lerman brought in people from churches, synagogues and Buddhist temples to give praise and celebrate as part of the dance.

Liane reads from listener letters and e-mails.

Liane talks with Eric Yaverbaum , President of Jericho Communications and author of the book, Public Relations Kit for Dummies, who just completed a survey about the TV viewing habits of big business CEO's. Turns out, they watch the Simpsons and hockey games, just like the rest of us.

Just in time for Valentine's Day: Liane talks to Barrie Dolnick, co-author with Donald Baack, of the book, How to Write a Love Letter: Putting What's in Your Heart on Paper. Dolnick offers tips on how to woo your loved one through the written word. (How to Write a Love Letter is published by Harmony Books.)

Two weeks after a 7-point-7 magnitude earthquake hit India, some villages are just beginning to receive tents to temporarily replace their damaged homes. NPR's Michael Sullivan reports from Varsamadhi.

Liane talks with NPR's Tom Gjelten about President Bush's defense policy. During the campaign, Mr. Bush promised to rebuild the U.S. military and provide help for military families. He's also attempting to change the structure and strategy of the armed forces, to meet the challenges of the post Cold War world.

Liane speaks with Weekend Edition Sunday music director Ned Wharton about the latest crop of new releases on CD.

Host Lisa Simeone talks with NPR Science Correspondent Richard Harris about the latest discoveries in gene research, announced this week by two competing scientific teams. Scientists have discovered that human beings have fewer genes than first thought -- only about twice as many as worms.

NPR's Richard Harris reports on new developments in genome research. Last summer, biologists declared victory in their quest to decode human D-N-A. Since then, they've taken a comprehensive look at the genome, and their findings provide a new and surprising perspective on human genes.

President Bush has suggested dress code for White House staffers. Weekend Edition Commentator Diane Roberts applauds this trend, but thinks the president didn't go far enough.

Five years ago, violinist Robert McDuffie found his true love: a 1735 Guarneri del Gesy violin known as The Ladenburg, whose list of players included 19th-century virtuoso Nicolr Paganini. McDuffie says it was the violin he always longed to play. The only problem - how to pay for it. McDuffie tells Liane how he set up a limited partnership to meet the steep pricetag. (9:00) (NOTE: We hear music from McDuffie's latest recording, the Concerto for Violin and Orchestra by Miklos Rozsa, with the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Yoel Levi. Telarc CD-80518).