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NPR's Kathleen Schalch reports that environmental groups and organized labor have suffered some setbacks in recent weeks -- as the Bush Administration has moved to block or undo Clinton era regulations. President Bush wants the federal government to do a much better job examining the costs and benefits of proposed regulations. The man he selected as the chief regulatory gatekeeper for his administration is an expert in the field of risk analysis.

Janet Heimlich reports from Austin that legislation to allow Texas voters to decide on a moratorium on executions has surprisingly been approved by a key committee in the state senate.

NPR's Robert Smith reports from Pearl Harbor on the 24 surveillance plane crew members who are being further debriefed there.

NPR's Wendy Kaufman reports on the much anticipated homecoming of the 24 men and women held in China for 11 days after their Navy plane went down there.

NPR's Kate Seelye reports from Damascus on a group of African-American Muslims sent to Syria to study Arabic and Islam for two years. The hope is, when they return, they will be able to teach others what they've learned and build community life within mainstream Islam in the United States.

Scott reviews the news of the week with Hendrick Hertzberg, political columnist and senior editor of The New Yorker magazine.

Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party will choose a new leader, later this month. Whoever is selected will face a difficult task: trying to revive the Japanese economy. Japan is stuck in its worst economic downturn since World War II. NPR's Eric Weiner reports.

The National Science Foundation has decided to attempt an unprecedented evacuation. The resident physician at the Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station has been suffering from gallstones. NPR's David Kestenbaum reports.

Harry Secombe died this week. He was 79 years old. Sir Harry was co-creator, along with Peter Sellers and Spike Milligan, of the BBC's The Goon Show.

NPR's Robert Smith reports that pilot Shane Osborn recounted the details of the EP-3 accident in a news conference today in Hawaii before the crew returned home.