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Writer John McIlwraith has been told he has stomach cancer, he will have surgery tomorrow. To prepare for the surgery he decided to celebrate his digestive organ in a unique way.

NPR Senior News Analyst Daniel Schorr looks back on the American obsession with Fidel Castro, from the Kennedy administration's assassination plots to the Cuban missile crisis.

Robert Siegel talks to NPR's Don Gonyea about President Bush's economic speech today in Michigan, before the Kalamazoo Chamber of Commerce. The president tried to make the case that quick action -- and especially a retroactive tax cut -- is what the sagging economy needs.

NPR's David Welna reports on the Democratic tax-cut proposal. Led by Senate Minority Leader Tom Daschle, Democrats are pushing for a $300 rebate to every taxpayer (and a $600 rebate to every couple), using about $60 billion from the budget surplus. They are also proposing an immediate cut in the lowest tax rate. Their proposal would be separate from President Bush's signature $1.6 trillion tax-cut plan, and Republicans fear that such a proposal would take the momentum away from Mr. Bush's program.

NPR's Kate Seelye in Amman reports Arab leaders opened summit talks in the Jordanian capital today. The Palestinian issue tops the agenda, but there are fears that continued tensions between Iraq and Kuwait could mar efforts to present a united Arab stand at the summit.

Sarah Chayes reports from Paris on how restaurants there are adjusting their menus in the wake of foot and mouth and Mad Cow disease outbreaks.

Liane talks live with NPR's Eric Weiner from Jerusalem following the worst week of violence between Israelis and Palestinians since Ariel Sharon took over as Israeli's prime minister in February.

Tourists visiting Brasilia, the capital of Brazil, have been flocking to the Temple of Good Will. Here, sightseers are promised a glimpse at the world's largest crystal and an introduction to one of the world's fastest growing religious sects, The Legion of Good Will. NPR's Martin Kaste reports.

Liane talks with NPR's Sylvia Poggioli, who is in Belgrade monitoring the latest developments in the arrest today of former Yugoslavian President Slobodan Milosevic.

Liane reads letters from listeners.

Liane talks live with NPR's Beijing Bureau Chief Rob Gifford, about an incident earlier today in which a U.S. Navy surveillance aircraft collided with a Chinese fighter plane. The American plane made an emergency landing in Southern China.

Asians have become more visible in the mainstream American culture. Commentator and journalist William Wong shares his perspective on the "Asianization" of America.