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NPR's Mary Ann Akers reports on the less known candidates running for president. Everyone knows about Al Gore and George W. Bush. And many are familiar with Ralph Nader, Pat Buchanan, John Hagelin and Harry Browne. But there are still others who seek the White House, some serious, some less so.

Sarah McClendon, one of the most vibrant and tenacious members of the White House press corps over the past 60 years, died this week at the age of 92. Host Liane Hansen presents an interview she conducted with McClendon back in 1996.

Host Bob Edwards talks with Chester Crocker, former U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs about U.S. policy toward Africa. The White House recently cancelled a trip to Africa that was scheduled for this month.

Michele Norris talks with Pam Woodall, economics editor of the Economist magazine, about the housing market. The magazine conducted a survey of costs associated with renting and buying in the U.S. and in the U.K., and argues that in some cases, home ownership does not trump renting.

Robert Siegel talks about President Bush's proposed changes to Social Security with Robert Pozen, chairman of MFS Investment Management. Pozen has pitched the idea of progressive indexing to the White House. The proposal calls for cutting benefits for upper-income earners.

Both the earthquake and the tsunami damaged buildings and killed people in Indonesia's Aceh province. Many houses are chest-deep in mud. NPR's Melissa Block talks to reporter Paul Dillon.

President Bush has named U.S. Rep. Porter Goss (R-FL) as his choice to head the Central Intelligence Agency. Goss, who served in the CIA before running for Congress, is chairman of the House Intelligence Committee. Hear an NPR News report.

President Bush endorses the 9-11 Commission's recommendations for the creation of a national intelligence director and counterterrorism center. But the offices will not be established inside the White House, as the commission proposed.

NPR's Luke Burbank profiles Roger Colero, the presidential candidate for the Socialist Workers Party. Colero was born in Nicaragua -- just one of many obstacles he faces in his bid for the White House.

President Bush responds to a new videotaped message from al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden, as the White House says the tape is being analyzed for actionable intelligence.