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NPR's Alex Chadwick reports on a biological enigma in the forests of the Republic of Congo. This story is part one of our latest NPR/National Geographic Radio Expedition.

Ivan Watson reports that because Nigerian officials have stepped up efforts to stem drug traffic, they've been allowed to begin a direct flight from Nigeria to New York. But many recognize that Nigeria still has many obstacles in the battle against drugs, including a corrupt judicial system.

Kate Seelye reports from Amman, Jordan, on the ongoing Arab Summit. Leaders are trying to overcome a schism in the Arab world created by the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait in 1990, and to agree to support Palestinians in Israel.

Host Bob Edwards talks with Doctor Cheryl Healton of the anti-tobacco American Legacy Foundation. They discuss the Surgeon General's report out today highlighting the differences between smoking habits of men and women. Women especially are the targets of aggressive marketing campaigns.

Astrophysicist Erika Hamden spent 10 years building FIREBall, a telescope that reaches the stratosphere and looks for clues to how stars form. Launching it was more challenging than she ever imagined.

NPR's Andy Bowers reports on the aftermath of the U.S. Navy Court of Inquiry hearing into the USS Greenville accident. The sub struck and sank a Japanese fishing boat last month, killing nine. At the time, there were 16 civilians on board the sub; despite allegations that they may have been a distraction to the commander and crew, none of the civilians was called to testify.

As the senate debates the McCain-Feingold campaign reform bill, NPR's Peter Overby reports on one of the commissioners of the Federal Election Commission, which regulates campaign funding.

Host Lisa Simeone talks with jazz musician Paul Horn about his recordings inside buildings around the world. His most famous recording inside the Taj Mahal became a best seller in 1969. He went back twenty years later and recorded again and for the first time the two recordings are now available on the same cd. We also go with Paul Horn to the Cathedral of Saint Matthew the Apostle in Washington DC for a short concert. (For more information, visit www.transparentmusic.com. This site will open in a new browser window.)

A sound montage of some of the voices in this past week's news, including Major Perry Newis, Spokesman, U.S. Space Command; Marc Herring, a member of the Mir reentry observatory expedition; Phil Condit, CEO, the Boeing Company; Mark Blondin, a local president of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers; Secretary of State Colin Powell; Kirk Hartman, Chief Investment Officer, Fixed Income, Bank of America Capital Investment; Bob Knight's introduction as the new basketball coach at Texas Tech; the theme from The Flintstones, created by William Hanna, who died this week at age 90; Senator Mitch McConnell (Republican, Kentucky); and Joan Claybrook, President, Public Citizen.

Liane speaks with NPR's Guy Raz from Tetevo, Macedonia, where Macedonian security forces launched an offensive against rebel positions this morning. This marks the first time the government and guerillas have engaged in direct ground fighting during the recent conflict.