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Marc Bamuthi Joseph, a young poet from San Francisco, revisits Martin Luther King Jr.'s dream, and laments the distortion of his message in the current age. His poem is titled, Savage Inequalities.

Commentator Lenore Skenazy has a secret for greater happiness: banish full-length mirrors. This comes after an unpleasant realization that an old, ugly person seen across the department store turned out to be her, in a full length mirror.

As the Clinton Administration prepares to leave Washington, NPR's Nina Totenberg examines the career of the nation's first female Attorney General, Janet Reno, and how she's survived eight turbulent years. Reno has held the post longer than anyone in the last 150 years. (12:30)Check out Nina's entire interview with Janet Reno.

Alan Furst specializes in atmospheric spy thrillers set during the Nazi occupation of Europe. Paris in the spring of 1938 is the dateline of his latest book. Alan Cheuse has a review of Kingdom of Shadows. (2:00) Kingdom of Shadows, by Alan Furst is published by Random House.

NPR's Nina Totenberg reports on a Supreme Court case that will decide if Alabama can deny a driver's license to someone who does not speak English. Lawyers for Mexican immigrant Marta Sandoval are arguing that Alabama's "English-only" driver's test violates the 1964 Civil Rights Act.

NPR's Gerry Hadden reports from San Alavador on the devastating weekend earthquake that left hundreds dead and thousands missing or homeless. The greatest disaster area was the low-income suburb of Santa Tecla, part of which was buried under a landslide triggered by the violent quake.

Commentator Elissa Ely recalls embellishing facts as a child to create stories about her family and life.

In April of 1970, blues pianist Otis Spann flew to Boston to play a gig. With him were his wife, Lucille, and his band. The concert would be Otis' last. Before he flew to Boston, doctors had diagnosed Spann with terminal liver cancer -- he died three weeks after the concert. Peter Malick was one of Spann's guitarists. He recently found the recordings of the concert. Noah talks with him about the last days of the blues guitarist, and the meaning of that last gig. (6:15)Find out more at: http://www.otisspann.com.

NPR's Sarah Chayes reports from Jerusalem on Israel's latest crackdown on the Gaza Strip, following the killing of a Jewish settler, whose body was found yesterday. Gaza has been sealed off, preventing Palestinians who work in Israel from reaching their jobs. The supply of materials going from Israel into Gaza also has been stopped, and that means loss of work for other Palestinians.

Scott Jagow of member station WFAE reports on the murder trial of former NFL player Rae Carruth. Carruth is accused of hiring someone to kill his pregnant girlfriend and faces the death penalty if found guilty.