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NPR's Senior News Analyst Daniel Schorr provides some historical perspective on the President's first 100 days.

NPR's Larry Abramson reports on space tourist Dennis Tito who has achieved his dream of going to space. NASA complained it would be a distraction, but Russian space officials allowed him to buy a seat on their ship.

NPR's Kathleen Schalch reports on the meetings of the World Bank and International Monetary Fund. This weekend's gathering was notably calmer than last year, when 10,000 protesters arrived to denounce the World Bank and try to shut the meetings down.

Two witnesses of America's last public execution describe what they saw. These two men were among the 20,000 people who watched the hanging of convicted rapist Rainey Bethea in Owensboro, Kentucky, in 1936. Tomorrow, Renee Montagne will explore why Bethea's hanging became America's last public execution to date.

U.S. relations with China and Taiwan have been defined by three official communiquis, and the Taiwan Relations Act. NPR's Vicky O'Hara reports that many officials now believe that these agreements have outlived their usefulness. But the task of drafting a new policy will be difficult as the relationship between China and the U.S. is has been strained by a number of incidents.

NPR's Peter Overby reports on the progress of the McCain-Feingold campaign finance reform bill, which will come before a House committee this week.

Commentator Judy Muller bemoans the television news business for focussing on journalists' beauty over brains. She tells of an Albuquerque station that recently suspended its anchor-woman with a new haircut.

Attorney Spencer Sheehan has sued over not enough strawberries, little or no actual vanilla and how much lime constitutes "a hint of lime" in chips. Companies often pay to make these lawsuits go away.

NPR's Margot Adler reports from New York City on a surprisingly successful new project which puts cameras into the hands of ordinary workers to capture the unseen and uncelebrated lives of Americans.

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