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Tuesday December 31, 2002

New Rules for Air Travelers

December 31, 2002 • With the new year, new federal rules require every U.S. airport to screen all checked luggage for explosives. The new regulations mean travelers will need to re-think how they pack. Hear NPR's Janet Babin and Jonathan Proctor, editor of Airliners magazine.

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Tuesday December 24, 2002

Canned Christmas

December 24, 2002 • In a holiday hurry? Get ready to cook up a Christmas meal in no time at all, with some unlikely -- but speedy -- ingredients from baby food jars and soup cans. NPR's Linda Wertheimer reports takes on some time-saving recipes and NPR Online has them.

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Saturday December 21, 2002

Exit Lott, Enter Frist

December 21, 2002 • As racially divisive remarks force Sen. Trent Lott (R-MS) to quit as Senate Republican leader, it's expected Sen. Bill Frist (R-TN) will be confirmed Monday as his successor. Sen. Pete Domenici (R-NM) calls for "a new spirit of unification" in the GOP. Hear NPR's Brian Naylor, NPR's Scott Simon and Robert Bork, Jr., a specialist in PR crisis management.

Exit Lott, Enter Frist

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Friday December 20, 2002

Retracing the Journey

Sahara Trek

December 20, 2002 • Nearly a century ago, explorer Hanns Vischer undertook a grueling 1,500-mile journey by camel across the Sahara desert. He later said that he entered the desert like a fool, and left it nearly crushed. A modern-day explorer has recreated his trek.

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Race Roundtable

December 20, 2002 • Friday's announcement by Sen. Trent Lott (R-MS) that he will relinquish the post of Senate Majority Leader comes after weeks of debate over whether he was fit for the position. All Things Considered gathered members of the Historical Society of Washington, D.C., to talk about the implications of Lott's remarks, and where America goes from here. See photos from the meeting, and get a list of participants.

Lott Quits Leadership Post

December 20, 2002 • Sen. Trent Lott (R-MS) resigns as the Senate's Republican leader following a two-week ordeal over racially divisive remarks. Senators are planning a conference call Monday to select Bill Frist (R-TN) to succeed Lott. Hear NPR's David Welna, NPR's Julie Rovner, NPR's Lynn Neary and Sen. Arlen Specter (R-PA).

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Thursday December 19, 2002

Send Us Your Stories of Good Deeds

December 19, 2002 • The staff of Morning Edition has been thinking about all the good deeds that people do for each other during the holidays, and throughout the year. The show wants to hear about remarkable acts of generosity -- good deeds that are gifts of the heart and spirit.

Sunday December 15, 2002

Nickles Calls for Vote on Lott

December 15, 2002 • The Senate's No. 2 Republican leader calls for a new election for majority leader. Oklahoma Sen. Don Nickles' recommendation comes just two days after Sen. Trent Lott (R-MS) publicly apologizes for comments he made praising Sen. Strom Thurmond's (R-SC) 1948 presidential bid as a segregationist. Hear NPR's David Welna.

Nickles Calls for Vote on Lott

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Interim Head of Boston Church

December 15, 2002 • Bishop Richard Lennon celebrates Mass at the Cathedral of the Holy Cross in his first public appearance as the interim leader of the Boston Archdiocese. Pope John Paul II appointed Lennon to the post in the wake of Cardinal Bernard Law's resignation. NPR's Monica Brady-Myerov reports.

Interim Head of Boston Church

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Interim Boston Archbishop

December 15, 2002 • Pope John Paul II names auxiliary bishop Richard Lennon to take temporary charge of the Boston Archdiocese, after Cardinal Bernard Law resigns as archbishop. Meanwhile, Catholic lay groups lobby for a voice in the choice of Law's successor. Hear NPR's Duncan Moon and Larry Stammer of the Los Angeles Times

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Nickles Calls for Vote on Lott

December 15, 2002 • The Senate's No. 2 Republican leader calls for a new election for majority leader. Oklahoma Sen. Don Nickles' recommendation comes just two days after Sen. Trent Lott (R-MS) publicly apologizes for comments he made on segregation at a birthday party for Sen. Strom Thurmond (R-SC). Hear NPR's David Welna.

Nickles Calls for Vote on Lott

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Saturday December 14, 2002

Cardinal Law's Legal Woes

December 14, 2002 • Cardinal Bernard Law's resignation as head of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston will not help the church stave off the many lawsuits filed by people who say they were abused by priests Law supervised. A criminal probe of a possible coverup of abuse also looms. NPR's Barbara Bradley-Hagerty reports.

Cardinal Law's Legal Woes

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Lott Apologizes, Won't Quit

December 14, 2002 • Sen. Trent Lott (R-MS) seeks to hang on to his post as Republican leader in a Senate newly controlled by the GOP. A torrent of criticism has greeted recent remarks by Lott that appeared to endorse America's segregated past. He apologized again Friday, but resisted calls to resign his leadership post. NPR's David Welna reports.

Lott Apologizes, Won't Quit

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Lott's Apology

December 14, 2002 • Republicans digest a Friday apology from Sen. Trent Lott (R-MS) over remarks that seemed to endorse America's segregated past. Lott has declined to step down from his post as Senate Republican leader. Republicans must decide if he can remain effective. Hear from NPR's Jacki Lyden and NPR's Juan Williams.

Lott's Apology

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Cardinal Law Resigns

December 14, 2002 • Cardinal Bernard Law's resignation as Archbishop of Boston has symbolic value, but the archdiocese remains in crisis, stained by a sex-abuse scandal and beset by financial problems. Hear from NPR's Duncan Moon, NPR's John Ydstie and Rev. Robert Bullock, chairman of the Boston Priest Forum.

Cardinal Law Resigns

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