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Kids are one step closer to being eligible for COVID-19 vaccination after the Food and Drug administration extended its emergency use authorization of Pfizer's vaccine for children ages 5-11.

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Shannon Bond of NPR, Jeff Horwitz of The Wall Street Journal and Elizabeth Dwoskin of The Washington Post about a trove of internal Facebook documents.

NPR's Peter Kenyon reports from Richmond about the Virginia General Assembly trying to re-shape it's political districts after the 2000 census results. This is the first time that the GOP is the dominant party in the Virginia Assembly, and they may inflict some payback for years of Democratic control.

Commentator Joel Achenbach says everyone needs to wander a bit more.

Host Bob Edwards takes a look at a new book about the singer and actor Paul Robeson. The Undiscovered Paul Robeson was written by his son, Paul Robeson Jr.

NPR's Tom Gjelten reports President Bush publicly warned China that Sino-American relations could be damaged if the EP-3 crew remains in detention. The administration and Congress face several key decisions on China and Taiwan in the next few months.

NPR's Rob Gifford reports the president of Taiwan has urged the United States to use wisdom in ending its standoff with China over the detained American crew. Taiwan could well be affected by the outcome of this crisis. The island wants to make a major arms purchase from the United States. Beijing opposes the sale.

Linda Wertheimer talks to Samuel R. (Sandy) Berger, who was National Security Adviser during the Clinton administration, about whether the 24 Americans in Chinese custody are really hostages. The Bush administration is not using the term "hostages".

NPR's Sarah Chayes reports from Skopje, Macedonia, on today's visit by Secretary of State Colin Powell. Meeting with Macedonian President Boris Trajkovski.

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