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of the Center for International Business Cycle Research at Columbia University who predicts that the next occupant of the White House will have to preside over a recession. Given indications from history, the current expansion in the economy is not expected to last.

Robert talks with Raymond Merritt and Miles Barth, two dog lovers. Together the men have collected hundreds of pictures featuring dogs with masters, at work and at war. The book is called A Thousand Hounds: The presence of the Dog in the History of Photography, 1839 to Today. The book is published by the German publishing house Taschen: http://www.taschen.com

From Member Station WBNI, Kristen Durst reports Fort Wayne, Indiana is hiding an architectural treasure. A house designed by renowned architect Michael Graves lies outside the city in a state of dilapidation. Yet there is little hope it will ever recapture the grandeur its designer intended.

Host Bob Edwards talks to NPR's Don Gonyea, who's in Austin, Texas, covering George W. Bush's transition to the White House. The President-elect is expected to name additional members of his administration over the next few days. Edwards and Gonyea discuss reaction to the appointments he's announced so far.

NPR's Peter Kenyon reports on the status of the legal battle for the White House. Over the weekend, the U.S. Supreme Court put a stop to the manual recount of undervotes ordered by the Florida Supreme Court last week. Today, both sides will argue their case in the high court.

NPR's Melissa Block talks with host Bob Edwards about the Florida State Legislature. Yesterday the Florida House of Representatives voted to certify a slate of electors loyal to Governor Bush. But it is unclear whether or not that measure will reach the Florida Senate, in the light of last night's ruling of the US Supreme Court.

Congressional Republicans prepare to return to Washington in January as the party in control of both houses. But they may not be able to pass everything on their agenda. NPR's David Welna reports.

Bob Deans of the Cox newspaper chain confesses that the folks in the White House mailroom showed precious little respect for the holiday gifts he sent. Must be the president's new anti-fruitcake defense system.

Host Scott Simon talks with Charles Barkley, a former basketball star and current commentator for TNT and CNN. Mr. Barkley's new book is I May Be Wrong but I Doubt It. The book is published by Random House.

A group opposed to urban sprawl known as the Earth Liberation Front, or ELF, has claimed responsibility for setting fire to several houses under construction on what used to be farmland in Suffolk County, New York. Linda talks with Craig Rosebraugh, a spokesman for the Earth Liberation Front in Portland, Oregon.