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Linda Wertheimer talks with Richard Atkinson, president of the the University of California system, about his push to ban the SAT as an admission requirement for UC schools. Atkinson hopes to replace the aptitude test with a test based on curriculum.

Jody Becker of Chicago Public Radio reports on the challenge public schools in Chicago face in teaching a small population of American Indian students - with sensitivity and smartness.

Commentator Ev Ehrlich wonders how much credit Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan should get for the moods of the economy.

Host Bob Edwards speaks with Admiral William Owens about President Bush's intention to overhaul the U.S. military. Admiral Owens is the former Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and author of Lifting the Fog of War.

Andrea Bernstein of member station WNYC in New York reports that former President Bill Clinton is rebounding in local public opinion after announcing new plans to place his office in Harlem.

NPR's Eric Westervelt reports that organized labor is adopting a wait-and-see attitude toward the new Bush Administration. Unions may get an indication of the administration's intentions when Labor Secretary Elaine Chao addresses the AFL-CIO today in Los Angeles.

Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan said yesterday that he doubts the U.S. economy will fall into a recession. Greenspan believes consumer spending will not be enough to avoid a slowdown, but it will keep the economy growing. NPR's John Ydstie reports.

NPR's Tom Gjelten reports on President Bush's visit yesterday to a military reserve installation. Mr. Bush is emphasizing the important role of the reserves in national defense and calling for modernization and an increase in soldiers' pay.

NPR's Barbara Bradley reports on today's Senate hearing on former President Clinton's pardon of Marc Rich.

Susanna Capelouto of Georgia Public Radio reports that the deaths of teen-agers on Georgia highways, particularly around Atlanta, has state lawmakers concerned.