NPR News Agenda from the Monday Editors' Meeting

Warren Buffett was the main topic at today's news meeting and will likely lead most of NPR's shows today. Buffett, the world's second wealthiest man, is donating most of his amassed fortune to the world's wealthiest man -- well, at least to his charity, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. Editors were fascinated by the scope of this. It will likely make the foundation one of the most significant and powerful charities in the world. On top of that, Buffett is sending his money in yearly increments and they have a catch -- the foundation will have to spend the money every year. No holding it in coffee cans or saving for, well when you're talking about $37 billion, what's there to save for anyway? In any case, that's about $1.5 billion a year that the Gates will have to spend. Look for the shows to interview guests who know Buffett and pieces about how to spend that kind of money.

The shows are also keeping a close eye on the U.S. Supreme Court. Today could be the day for a big decision on Guantanamo Bay. The case is about the fate of dozens of men there and complicated issues about the rights of government during war, but it's really about one guy: Salim Ahmed Hamdan. He drove Osama bin Laden's car. U.S. officials say he had intimate knowledge of the terrorist group and delivered weapons. He says, No way! I was just the guy's driver! Must be hard to be bin Laden's driver these days. Those mountains on the Afghan-Pakistani border are giant dust and dirt bowls. It's got to be hard to keep the rims clean.

In foreign news, Mike Shuster is also still waiting for the North Koreans to fire up that much-anticipated missile. We've been waiting for days now. I mean, come on, how long does it take to light the fuse?