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NPR's Tom Gjelten reports that President Bush has ordered a sweeping review of U.S. defense needs for the future. The review aims to take a hard look at current strategic concepts and deployments and to assess whether these are the best suited for the U.S. military of the 21st century.

NPR's Anne Garrels reports from Moscow that since President Bush was inaugurated, U.S. and Russian officials have exchanged some heated words.

NPR's Guy Raz reports from Berlin that German prosecutors will end a year-long criminal investigation into former Chancellor Helmut Kohl's role in illegal fundraising. Kohl agreed to pay a $140,000 fine so that the charges would be dropped.

Film critic HENRY SHEEHAN reviews the new film "Hannibal" starring Anthony Hopkins and Julianne Moore.

Commentator Michael McFaul suggests that for all the bickering, the Russians might actually prefer the Bush administration to that of President Clinton.

Robert talks with Wall Street Journal sportswriter Stefan Fatsis about the challenges facing the National Basketball Association as the league enters All Star Game weekend. The NBA is getting ready to renegotiate its television contract at a time when attendance at games has been flat, and television ratings are down.

The National Transportation Safety Board is expressing concern with a new, looser, Federal Aviation Administration policy on air traffic controller mistakes. Air traffic controllers can now allow planes to get 20-percent closer to one another than the law allows without risking punishment. Robert talks with Dr. Marvin Smith, Chairman of the Air Traffic Management Degree Program at Embry Riddle University in Daytona, Florida.

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.

NPR's Doyenne of Dirt, Ketzel Levine, talks to us about how to order and how NOT to order flowers this Valentine's Day. She tells us how to "talk florist" and get the best and most beautiful bang for our buck. To learn more, check out Talking Plants.

Film critic Kenneth Turan reviews Hannibal, the sequel to The Silence of the Lambs. The film opens today nationwide.