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In the latest in our series of selections from campaign speeches by the Democratic presidential hopefuls, we present an excerpt from Rep. Dick Gephardt's speech this morning in New Hampshire.

Pianist and composer Dave Brubeck talks about the similarities between classical and jazz. He says a good melody works well with a jazz quartet or a symphony orchestra.

NPR's Robert Siegel talks with two Iraqi imigris, Adid Dawish, a political scientist at Miami University of Ohio, and Isam al Khafaji, a professor of nation formation at the University of Amsterdam, about the challenges that lie ahead for the people of Iraq.

NPR's Robert Siegel talks with historian Juan Cole of the University of Michigan about Friday's bombing of a mosque in the southern Iraqi town of Najaf.

The recent attacks on the Jordanian embassy and the U.N. headquarters in Baghdad revive calls for an increase in the number of U.S. troops in Iraq. But the Pentagon says it has no plans to send in reinforcements, arguing that more Iraqis need to be pressed into policing and security roles. Hear NPR's Tom Gjelten.

The ethical and moral dilemnas of our listeners are once again answered by New York Times ethicist, Randy Cohen. This week, if your radio scanner happens to pickup your neighbors phone calls, is it ethical to listen?

We hear an excerpt from Democratic Presidential hopeful Howard Dean's stump speech last week in Philadelphia.

With 11 children, Jim and Janice Narel say the most important thing they have to offer their large family is clear, consistent values. The Narels' story is the latest in Susan Stamberg's series on contemporary ethics.

A senior Iraqi official who was assigned to work with Hans Blix and other U.N. weapons inspectors turned himself in to U.S. troops early in the war. He is still in detention and has since been labeled a prisoner of war. His German-born wife, Hilma al-Saadi, talks about his work under the old regime and her efforts to determine why he's still in custody. NPR's Anne Garrels reports.

Grandaddy is a band from a farming community in Modesto, Calif. It seems an unlikely place for a pop band with electric guitars and gurgling synthesizers to emerge. But they have. They imagined a wonderful futuristic sound that has captured the ears of listeners in London. Mikel Jolet reviews their new CD Sumday.