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There's a poem about neutrinos that many physicists have tacked to their walls. It's by John Updike, and it's titled, Cosmic Gall. (1:00) Click here to read the poem

John Ydstie talks with Mark Zdechlik, reporter for Minnesota Public Radio, who is covering the U.S. Senate race in Minnesota. (3:00)

John Ydstie talks with Rep. Richard Gephardt (D-MO), who is stepping down as Democratic leader in the House of Representatives.

Administration officials and members of Congress appeared on the Sunday talk shows today, debating the merits and liabilities of sending American troops to Bosnia to help enforce the Dayton peace accord. NPR's John Nielsen reports .

- NPR's Phillip Davis reports from London that a bomb has exploded in Manchester, England today (Saturday) injuring about 200 people. No one has claimed responsibility for the bombing, but British Prime Minister John Major blames the Irish Repubican Army.

NPR's John Greenberg reports on the stalled budget talks between the White House and Republicans in Congress. The deadline passed for reaching an agreement last night, and today several government agencies shut down for the second time in a month.

It's been only five days since the elections that returned President Clinton and the Republican-led Congress to power, but already the first signs of tension are beginning to emerge. NPR's John Nielsen reports on the President and Congress' conflicting agendas for the years ahead.

NPR's John Burnett reports on Texas Attorney General Dan Morales' order barring affirmative action by public colleges and universities. Colleges may not use race as a factor in admissions, scholarships or recruitment programs.

NPR's John Ydstie reports the economy slowed in the third quarter. Figures released this morning show the nation's gross domestic product expanded 2.2%, far less than the 4.7% achieved in the second quarter.

- Daniel speaks with NPR's economic correspondent John Ydstie about who wins and who loses from the dollar's current strength. The winners, Ydstie says are European exporters; possible loosers, the U.S. auto industry.

John Ydstie talks with James Cox, who teaches at Duke University Law School, about the future of corporate reform after the resignation of SEC Chairman Harvey Pitt. (4:00)

William H. Masters - of Masters and Johnson - did much in his work to take the guilt and angst out of sex in American life. He died friday at the age of 85. NPR's John Burnett reports.

According to new research published today in Science magazine, the amount of ozone pollution produced by a power generating plant depends on where it's located as well as on its emission levels. NPR's John Nielsen has the story.

Up to now, a wireless connection to the Internet has usually meant using a cell phone to log on. NPR's John McChesney reports that now there is another wireless technology aimed at laptop computers.

The first stage of the ground war against Iraq begins as U.S. troops along the Kuwaiti border launch artillery fire on Iraqi troops. NPR's John Burnett reports.

Critic-at-large John Powers considers the network news and the new documentary The Control Room.

The Fresh Air linguist comments on the speaking styles of 2004 presidential candidates John Kerry and George Bush.

Federal Reserve policymakers met in Washington today and decided to leave interest rates alone for the time being. The Federal Reserve made no comment, but there was plenty of speculation about why they didn't act, as NPR's John Ydstie reports.

NPR'S John Ydstie reports on the death of William Vickrey, the Canadian-born economist who died from a heart attack three days after he won a shared Nobel Prize for economics.

NPR's John Ydstie explores the pros and cons of raising the minimum wage. A congressional vote on raising the minimum wage appears more likely now that moderate Republicans have broken away from the Republican leadership to support an increase in the minimum wage.