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President-elect George W. Bush met today in Austin with top leaders from both parties on the House and Senate Armed Services Committees. The group talked about the Bush administration's plans for re-energizing the nation's military. As a candidate for president, Bush said military morale could be improved with higher pay and a redefined mission. NPR's Steve Inskeep has this story.

Charles de Ledesma reviews the new CD from Ian Pooley called Since Then. Pooley is a techno-house musician from Germany, who has been getting a lot of attention for his particular brand of dance music, which is easy listening, light and breezy. (3:15) Since Then, by Alan Pooley is on the BMG-V2 label.

Portland's racial justice protests have their roots in a long protest culture in the Pacific Northwest. A new podcast from Oregon Public Broadcasting is exploring the roots of the movement.

From Florida Public Radio, Susan Gage reports on the latest efforts to improve the voting system in Florida.

NPR's Julie McCarthy reports on The Archers, a popular British radio drama that's celebrating it's 50th anniversary this month. The show started as an extension of the post-war need to boost farm production, but has since gone on to dramatize both the everyday and the exceptional moments of rural life. It's even taken on topical issues such as mad cow disease and genetically engineered food.

NPR's Brian Naylor reports on the announcement by Linda Chavez that she has withdrawn her name as President-Elect Bush's nominee for Secretary of Labor. Chavez announced her decision yesterday, after opponents criticized her for helping an illegal immigrant. Chavez said she's a victim of the 'politics of personal destruction.'

Jody Becker of Chicago Public Radio reports on reaction in Illinois to the Supreme Court's decision to overturn use of the federal Clean Water Act to stop construction of a landfill on ponds used by migratory birds.

Democrats have been feverishly trying to finalize a big spending package with social programs and climate change measures before President Biden leaves on an overseas trip Thursday.

After a lawsuit, the Biden administration promised this year that it would make the documents more inclusive for people who identify as nonbinary, intersex or gender-nonconforming.

The 1939 recording by Glenn Miller and his orchestra remains a classic, and one of the most influential songs of the 20th century.