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McLean County's Red, White and Blue public advisory committee that created three proposed county district maps will hear public feedback on those plans Monday night. The county formed the 24-member panel to try to remove politics from the county's drawing of board districts.

Host Bob Edwards talks with Kenneth Leiberthal, China scholar at the University of Michigan. They discuss the impact of this situation on Bush's future foreign policy decisions.

NPR's Ivan Watson reports on illegal logging of rainforests in Liberia. Since the end of the country's civil war in 1997, the export of timber has been the government's main source of revenue. But now conservationists are worried that under the current rate of depletion, the forests may not be there 10 years from now.

Host Bob Edwards talks with NPR's Rob Gifford in Beijing and NPR's Tom Gjelten, about this morning's announcement by both the Chinese Foreign Ministry and the White House that they have reached an agreement. This will result in the return home of the 24 Navy personnel held on the southern island of Hainan.

Attorney General John Ashcroft went to Oklahoma City today to meet with survivors and relatives of victims of the 1995 Murrah Federal Building bombing. Ashcroft said he wanted to talk with the people about the calls from some of them for closed circuit television of the execution of bomber Timothy McVeigh. NPR's Brian Naylor reports.

NPR Diplomatic Correspondent Vicky O'Hara reports on today's White House meeting between President Bush and Jordan's King Abdullah. The Israeli-Palestinian conflict topped the agenda.

Book Reviewer Alan Cheuse just finished reading Inspired Sleep, by novelist Robert Cohen. (1:30) Inspired Sleep is published by Scribner.

Alex Van Oss profiles William Kentridge, a South African artist whose work focuses on the brutalized society left behind in the wake of apartheid. He uses puppetry, works for theater and makes films, all of which are based on his unique charcoal drawings. The first retrospective of his work is currently at the Hirshorn Museum and Sculpture Garden in Washington, DC.

In rural areas, basic health care can be out of reach. Keller Rinaudo founded Zipline, a delivery company that uses drones to deliver necessary medical supplies within hours, even minutes.

Puzzle master Will Shortz quizzes one of our listeners, and has a challenge for everyone at home. (This week's winner is Yoelles Josephs from San Diego, California. She listens to Weekend Edition on member station KPBS in San Diego.)