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NPR's Renee Montagne talks to Jon Lee Anderson, the author of The Lion's Grave: Dispatches from Afghanistan. Anderson is a "New Yorker" magazine correspondent who wrote about the most revered leader in Afghanistan, known as the "The Lion of Panjshir."

Is Mrs. Robinson really trying to seduce young Benjamin? Is there really "a great future in plastics"? Dustin Hoffman, Anne Bancroft and a Simon and Garfunkel soundtrack made The Graduate an unforgettable coming-of-age movie. On Morning Edition, NPR's Don Lee has the story of the classic 1967 film as part of the Present at the Creation series.

Would you like some cocaine with that burger and fries?

York, South Carolina, resident Charyl Tabak shares a phone number with the local power company.

President Bush confirms he will nominate John W. Snow, chairman of the transportation firm CSX Corp., to be the next Treasury secretary. Snow would replace Paul O'Neill, who announced his resignation Friday. NPR News reports.

The bureau has not recovered the vast majority of secret documents related to nuclear submarines that a U.S. naval engineer is accused of trying to sell to a foreign power, an FBI agent testified.

A wave of kidnappings that has swept the former Soviet republic of Georgia. Last month, Georgian security forces freed British banker Peter Shaw, who was kidnapped in June. But, as in other cases, the culprits remain at large. Many Georgians suspect the security forces themselves are involved in the abductions. Natalia Antelava reports from Georgia.

A study in the journal Lancet shows magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) may prove effective as an early detector of schizophrenia. MRIs are scans that show a living brain in fine detail. NPR's Joanne Silberner reports.

United Airlines executives work to pare down and restructure the company. With nearly $23 billion in assets, United is the largest airline to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. NPR's Bob Edwards talks with airline industry reporter David Field about what's next for United.

Afghanistan's roads are in such bad shape that the United States, Japan and Saudi Arabia have agreed to pay for repairs. One major construction project is to build a new 745 mile highway linking three of Afghanistan's largest cities. The project will cost $250 million. NPR's Ivan Watson reports.