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NPR's Barbara Bradley reports on the progress made on Capitol Hill as lawmakers attempt to document the process behind President's Clinton's controversial pardon of fugitive Marc Rich.

Host Bob Edwards speaks with NPR Science correspondent Richard Harris about the recent launch of the space shuttle Atlantis and the cargo it is delivering to the International Space Station. The American-made Destiny module will be the first science laboratory component added to the station.

NPR's Rob Gifford reports from Northern China on political corruption in China's provinces. The latest incident involves a member of the Communist Party who was a figure in the local people's Congress and a mob boss. Critics say major political reforms are needed in order to erase the link between organized crime and the government.

Host Bob Edwards speaks with NPR's Martin Kaste about ongoing negotiations in Colombia between President Andres Pastrana and Colombia's largest rebel group, the FARC.

NPR's Kathleen Schalch reports that the Bush administration is trying to counter the environmental and workplace regulations passed in the last few weeks of the Clinton administration. While the administration can't repeal the regulations outright, it can delay implementation or cut funding for enforcing them.

Host Bob Edwards speaks with NPR's Don Gonyea about President Bush's plan this week to focus on the military by touring bases. The president begins today by traveling to Georgia.

Host Bob Edwards speaks with Robert Hall, an attorney for Earl Washington, Jr. Washington is a Virginia man who spent nine years on death row for a murder he did not commit. DNA evidence cast heavy doubt on Mr. Washington's guilt, leading Virginia Gov. James Gilmore to pardon him.

The struggle of the dot-com industry has left many failed Internet companies struggling to pay back investors. Ruby De Luna, of member station KUOW in Seattle, reports on the aftermath of the dot-com bust -- the dot-com auction.

The first significant research stemming from the recent mapping of the human genome is being published this week. In honor of this momentous accomplishment, NPR's Alex Chadwick and Richard Harris take a tour through a human cell.

Commentator Kevin Phillips says the Bush administration's efforts to eliminate the inheritence tax is illegitimate for someone who owes his presidency not to the popular vote, but to the Supreme Court.