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NPR's Andy Bowers reports from Palmdale, Calif., where the space shuttle Columbia was upgraded in 2001. Palmdale is near Edwards Air Force Base, which was the original landing site during the space shuttle program's infancy. It is still the alternate landing site.

NPR's Jennifer Ludden profiles the seven astronauts who perished aboard the space shuttle Columbia. (This is a repeat from earlier in the show.)

Host Steve Inskeep reviews what is known so far about the Columbia disaster.

Robert Siegel and Lynn Neary read from some of this week's letters from listeners. Among this week's topics: our series on prayer, a report on water-efficient appliances and a religious sect's claim of human cloning.

Normal West and Normal Community high schools are proving there’s a lot more to music this Halloween than “The Addams Family” and “Monster Mash.”

NPR's Special Correspondent Susan Stamberg speaks with South African Archbishop Desmond Tutu about whether there is such a thing as a "just war." He says modern weapons of mass destruction make just war impossible, and that war should be outlawed. Tutu is the recipient of the 1984 Nobel Peace Prize. He adds the gross inequality in the world of health care, food, and education are the biggest sources of global instability.

Stalker 3 is the title given to video of Russian troops being ambushed in Chechnya. It's being shown as art in a Manhattan gallery. The title is a play on the title of the Russian film classic, Stalker by Andrei Tarkovsky. David D'Arcy reports.

Sen. John Edwards (D-NC) announces his bid for the Democratic nomination for president in 2004. Some ask whether he has the gravitas for the job. He's a self-made millionaire, a criminal defense lawyer and the first southerner to enter the race on the Democrats' side. NPR's Adam Hochberg reports.

No one disputes that the Bush administration hates information leaks, and few doubt the current White House has stopped leaks better than its predecessors. But there's real disagreement about what that means, especially when it comes to keeping Congress in the dark as well as the media. NPR's Don Gonyea reports.

Robert Siegel talks with Washington Post columnist and Brookings Institution Senior Fellow E.J. Dionne, and Weekly Standard senior editor David Brooks.