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In most states, if you are poor and disabled, you can get Medicaid -- the state-run medical care program for the poor that is partly financed by the federal government. But in Indiana, it's not necessarily so. In Indiana, if there is a treatment that would fix your disability, such as a hip replacement or open heart surgery, you are not considered disabled. That's true even if you can't afford the treatment. NPR's Barbara Bradley reports on this catch-22, and how the Indiana Supreme Court may finally decide a case on the issue that has been in the courts since 1992.

NPR's Mara Liasson examines President Bush's first 100 days in office by comparing them to his predecessor's first 100 days. He's generally receiving good marks from presidential scholars and political analysts, but the public still has some reservations.

The story of a former U.S. senator's involvement in the killing of women and children as a Navy SEAL in Vietnam may affect his ability to run as a candidate for president in 2004. In 1969, Robert Kerrey led a seven-man team in Vietnam that conducted a raid on what Kerrey says they thought was a Viet Cong meeting. He went on to receive a Bronze Star, and eventually became one of Nebraska's U.S. senators. Today, Linda Wertheimer speaks with former senator Kerrey about the story.

The story of Robert Kerrey's lead role in the 1969 Vietnam mission that resulted in the deaths of Vietnamese women and children was written for The New York Times Magazine by journalist Gregory Vistica. He also co-produced a report for 60 Minutes II on the same topic. Linda Wertheimer talks with Gregory Vistica. (4:30) The story can also be found on the New York Times Web site.

Linda Wertheimer is joined by David Brooks, senior editor at the Weekly Standard and E.J. Dionne, a columnist for the Washington Post and senior fellow at the Brookings Institution, to talk about the first 100 days of George W. Bush's presidency. They discuss Bush's leadership and management style, his efforts to rally support behind his $1.6 trillion tax cut and his approach to foreign policy.

Commentator Marshall Wittmann, a senior fellow at the Hudson Institute in Washington, D.C. says controversy over the Vietnam attack led by former senator Robert Kerrey does not tarnish the heroism that earned him a medal.

NPR's Melissa Block reports on former Sen. Bob Kerrey's decision to go public with the story of a raid he led during the Vietnam War. One of the members of Kerrey's Navy Seal team claims Kerrey gave the order to kill a group of unarmed women and children they found in the village of Thanh Phong.

Mitch Teich, from member station KNAU, reports on the continuing battle in Flagstaff, Arizona's, battle over adding fluoride to the water. Dentists and doctors are singing the praises of fluoride's ability to protect teeth from cavities, but some residents are holding onto McCarthy-era fears of fluoride as a tool of the Communists.

Host Bob Edwards talks to author Simon Winchester, who voices his frustration with the misuse of Roget's Thesaurus. Roget apparently never intended his book to be used for finding synonyms at all -- its creation was merely a game to pass the time. Winchester is author of the bestselling book, The Professor and the Madman. His article on Roget will appear in Atlantic magazine.

Host Bob Edwards talks with Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, Lewis Simons about civilian casualties during wartime.