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The arrest this week of FBI agent Robert Hanssen on spy charges brings to mind a similar case of seven years ago. Aldrich Ames was a CIA officer found spying for Russia. NPR's Tom Gjelten finds some similarities and differences in the two cases.

Liane Hansen speaks with folk singer Geoff Muldaur about his new cd, Password (on Hightone Records). The singer was in the Jim Kweskin Jug Band in the 60's and was married to Maria Muldaur -- while Maria went on to her own successful solo career, Muldaur dropped off the radar for years, but recently started recording again. Muldaur also plays a selection on guitar in our studio. (17:48) {NOTE: Geoff Muldaur's new CD, Password, is available through Hightone Records, catalog # 8125}

NPR's Jennifer Ludden reports from Ramallah on Secretary of State Colin Powell's trip to the Middle East. Today he was in the West Bank and will travel to Kuwait tomorrow.

President Bush plans to present an outline of his budget plan to Congress on Tuesday. NPR's Emily Harris reports.

In ancient world the Library at Alexandria, Egypt was the meeting place where philosophical, spiritual, and cosmological teachings met to create a vital cultural environment. But the Library dissappeared 2000 years ago possibly when Julius Caeser sacked the city. Today a new library is rising in Alexandria hoping to recapture some of the former's glory. Kate Seelye reports.

NPR's Gerry Hadden reports on the march of Zapatista rebels to the Mexican capital, where they hope to renew the peace process.

NPR's Nina Totenberg reports on today's Supreme Court decision that states cannot be sued by their employees for money damages under the Americans With Disabilities Act. The justices' 5-4 ruling follows a pattern of recent decisions that reduce the power of the federal government over the states.

FBI agent Robert Hannsen is accused of 15 years of spying for Russia. NPR Senior News Analyst Daniel Schorr says Hannsen may have held America in contempt, but his main motive for spying appears to be plain greed.

Engineers can calculate how buildings and other structures will respond to stresses such as wind, or earth tremors. Give them a dinosaur skull, and as NPR's Chris Joyce reports, they can use the same tools to predict how the beast used its head and jaws to catch and dismember prey.

Host Bob Edwards speaks with Dr. Marvin Ott, a professor at the National War College, about the arrest of alleged spy Robert Phillip Hanssen and its implications for the FBI and national security.