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A replica of the Stanley Cup made from 6,000 Lego bricks is stolen from a sports equipment show in Las Vegas.

An ethics scandal and infighting among officials at the U.S. Olympic Committee prompts the Senate to hold hearings. Lawmakers say they'll try to re-organize the panel's leadership. NPR's Howard Berkes reports.

NPR Congressional Correspondent David Welna reports on Congress' reaction to President Bush's speech.

Commentator Frank Deford says American sports fans are beginning to behave like Europe's notorious soccer Hooligans by rioting in victory and defeat. He says this trend reached a new low after the Oakland Raiders loss in last Sunday's Super Bowl.

NPR s Guy Raz is in London, where he reports on what folks across the pond are saying about President Bush's address.

President Bush uses his State of the Union speech to build a case for war with Iraq, but also addresses economic revival and health care reform. He says Secretary of State Colin Powell will go to the U.N. Security Council on Feb. 5 to explain the U.S. position on Iraq. Hear NPR's Don Gonyea, Michael O'Hanlon of the Brookings Institution and Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA).

He is a pioneer in the field of medical-imaging technology. In a new book, From Conception to Birth: a Life Unfolds, he collects images of the fetus in every stage of its development. The three-dimensional color visualizations are culled from a variety of medical-image techniques and then reconfigured on the computer. Tsiaras is also a photojournalist and an artist. His previous book is The Death Rituals of Rural Greece. He is also president and CEO of Anatomical Travelogue, Inc.

Sen. John Edwards of North Carolina let it be known in January that he would seek the Democratic nomination for president. In the first of a series of interviews with White House candidates, NPR's Bob Edwards sat down with the 49-year-old former trial lawyer to talk about his campaign and the issues that define his candidacy.

Bob Edwards talks with House Democratic Minority Whip Steny Hoyer (D-MD). They discuss the State of the Union address.

Florida Gov. Jeb Bush is still trying to collect on a friendly Super Bowl wager he made with California Gov. Gray Davis. But as NPR's Scott Horsley reports, the logistics of shipping a fresh San Diego fish taco and a case of Napa Valley cabernet to Florida haven't been worked out.