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Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and Rep. Martin Frost (D-TX) emerge as candidates to take over the House minority leader's job. Rep. Richard Gephardt (D-MO) is giving up the post. Hear Rep. Richard Gephardt and NPR's David Welna.

The much-publicized debate over a push to admit women to Georgia's Augusta National Golf Club -- the all-male home of the fabled Masters tournament -- shows no signs of fading away. Joshua Levs reports.

Commentator Daniel Pinkwater doesn't like selling his books. He shuns interviews, but he needs to get paid for the books. So he usually talks about anything but the book. He says he has a beatnik streak and that his liberal education is to blame. Other artists have PR firms to help out; he doesn't.

New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg is completing his first year in office as the city rebounds from the Sept. 11 attacks, copes with a slumbering economy and confronts a proposal to ban smoking in restaurants and bars. The mayor speaks with NPR's Bob Edwards.

Bob Edwards talks with two people who have had significant experience in bipartisan negotiations: attorney Frank Donatelli worked on President Reagan's transition team and Mike McCurry, Bill Clinton's former press secretary. They will talk about what happens next, now that Republicans control the White House and both houses of Congress.

Federal Reserve Board policy makers meet today in Washington, D.C. After a series of interest rate cuts last year, the Fed has kept rates at their current levels since December. But many economists expect the Fed to cut interest rates after today's meeting. NPR's Jack Speer reports.

Antonio Mercero, Agustín Martínez and Jorge Díaz not only created a series of highly successful novels in Mola's name, but also invented the author herself.

Republicans recapture control of the Senate and add to their advantage in the House. Democrats increase their hold on statehouses, adding at least five governorships. Hear NPR's Mara Liasson, Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) and NPR's Ina Jaffe.

Officials have known for years that Benton Harbor, Mich., has high levels of lead in the water. Now, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has set an 18-month goal for replacing the lead pipes throughout the city.

NPR's Sarah McCammon speaks with Colin Powell's former Chief of Staff Col. Bill Smullen about his good friend's career and legacy.