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NPR's Steve Inskeep reports that the Senate passed legislation that would make it harder for people who file for personal bankruptcy to have their debts fully discharged. The House has passed a similar bill which has the support of President Bush.

Host Melissa Block talks with Robert Greenberg, professor at the University of North Carolina and a visiting Fullbright scholar in Skopje, Macedonia. They discuss the spreading violence between ethnic Albanian rebels and the Macedonian military.

NPR's Martin Kaste reports from Brasilia, Brazil, where there is growing resistance to Non-Government Organizations or NGOs. Politicians there are concerned that the groups wield too much power, and fear some NGOs are just money-making schemes that rely on official corruption to operate. But supporters worry that in their efforts to reign in the few bad examples, the politicians will harm those that are making a positive impact in Brazil.

Dogs are attacking and killing deer in Southern Minnesota. Attacks are taking place at Myre -- Big Island State Park, which is in Albert Lea, about 15 miles north of Iowa Border. In the past three weeks 25 deer have been killed. Hardened snow packs are making it easy for dogs to chase the deer; a deer can usually outrun a dog in normal conditions. Noah Adams speaks with Jeanine Vorland, an area wildlife manager for the Owatonna region of the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, about the problem.

NPR's Peter Overby reports on President Bush's goals for campaign finance reform. The contentious issue comes up for debate on the floor of the Senate starting Monday. (3:52) Check out more NPR News coverage of Power, Money & Influence.

Host Melissa Block talks to Sen. Charles Grassley, Republican of Iowa, who wrote the Senate bankruptcy bill, and to bankruptcy lawyer Mark Zuckerberg, who opposes the measure.

Commentator Shelley Mickle says a routine trip to the grocery store jogged memories she didn't know she had.

Host Lisa Simeone talks with Portland, Oregon native Erika Lee, who now lives in New Castle West in County Limerick, Ireland. Two years ago, Erika became the proprietor of "J. O'Sullivans," after winning the "win your own pub contest" sponsored by Guinness. She's enjoying her new life.

NPR's Guy Raz reports from the Balkans that Macedonian security forces and ethnic Albanian extremists continue to exchange gunfire today in northwest Macedonia. Also today, the commander of NATO-backed peacekeepers in neighboring Kosovo warned the rebels that allied troops would respond with force if any of their installations in the area were threatened.

The corruption which enabled Soviet Georgia to flourish has led to economic ruin in the post-Soviet Republic of Georgia. And local traditions of defiant individualism and contempt for state authority are combining with high unemployment, street violence, and power outages to produce a near lawless state. NPR's Anne Garrels reports.

NPR's Andy Bowers reports on the search for an adequate name for the current decade.

Across the country, as the days gradually grow longer, gardeners are turning to pulling up weeds, putting in pansies and considering the world around them. Weekend Edition essayist Diane Roberts contemplates the view from her mother's garden in Tallahassee.