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Reading Sunday papers in a coffee house, Commentator Andrei Codrescu was once the unwilling witness to a medical resident doing freelance cosmetic surgery on two women joggers at the next table.

NPR's Martin Kaste reports that two days of meetings between the president of Colombia and the head of the biggest guerrilla organization in the country ended with no real agreements. Both sides will meet again, but the president's political opponents say he's already offered to give away too much and has gotten nothing in return.

Scott reads from letters from listeners.

Scott Simon talks to Jim Nayder, host of The Annoying Music Show, about some Valentines day tunes.

Scott talks with Dolly Parton about her new CD, Little Sparrow. After a wildly successful career as a country music singer, Dolly is returning to the bluegrass and mountain music she heard growing up in eastern Tennessee. Little Sparrow is released on Sugar Hill Records.

Scott reviews the news of the week with NPR Senior News Analyst Daniel Schorr.

The first full retrospective in fifteen years of California artist Wayne Thiebaud is opening at the Phillips Collection in Washington, D.C., tomorrow. He's 80 years old. And his funny, terrific paintings of food, Pop Art, and San Francisco cityscapes still enchant today. NPR's Susan Stamberg has the story. (7:30) Visit Wayne Thiebaud for more information.

NPR's Michelle Kelemen reports on the Bush administration's approach to Iraq.

NPR's Anne Garrels has a report from Moscow on Anatoly Karachinsky, one of Russia's new millionaires.

NPR's John Ydstie reports that Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan told lawmakers on Capitol Hill today that the economy is NOT currently in a recession, but that a serious downturn could not be ruled out.