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NPR Legal Affairs Correspondent Nina Totenberg reports on a Supreme Court case about legal immigrants in the U.S. who have served a felony sentence, and under law, should be deported. Thousands of these people have no country to return to, and so are becoming "lifers" in Immigration Service jails.

NPR's Chris Arnold reports on the latest developments in the Napster story. A federal appeals court ruled last week that Napster's music-swapping software violates the copyright agreements of record companies.

NPR's Julie McCarthy reports that on the eve of British Prime Minister Tony Blair's visit to Washington D.C., the British people are curious and anxious about where their country sits on Mr. Bush's list of priorities. The meeting between the two leaders will likely focus on a proposed U.S. missile defense system and foreign policy toward Iraq.

NPR's Sylvia Poggioli visits the Vatican's tailor, where bolts of scarlet silk and wool are being sewn into more than 40 special cassocks. They'll be worn by new cardinals, who are taking their vows today in Rome. It's traditional for cardinals to be garbed in brilliant red.

NPR's Sylvia Poggioli reports that environmentalists have been crusading against the Mafia to restore the beauty and ecological health of Lake Pergusa.

Outgoing Prime Minister of Israel Ehud Barak reversed course yesterday and announced he would not join the cabinet of Prime Minister-elect Ariel Sharon. NPR's Jennifer Ludden reports that Barak's decision deals a blow to Sharon's hopes of establishing a national unity government, and leaves Barak's Likud party in disarray.

NPR's Anne Garrels examines how some residents of Russia are having difficulty proving their citizenship. The country had promised that anyone from the former Soviet Union could apply for Russian citizenship. But officials have rescinded that offer, leaving countless former Soviet citizens wondering about their immigration status.

Noah Adams talks to Pete Earley, author of Confession of a Spy: The Real Story of Aldrich Ames, about what motivates spies. He says the biggest motivator is money. (4:15) Earley's book was published by Bantam Books, 1988.

NPR's Pam Fessler reports from Saint Louis, Mo., where she is accompanying President Bush as he tries to make the case for his education and tax cut proposals. Mr. Bush also visited Ohio today.

Linda Wertheimer talks with Robert Greenstein, executive director of the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, one of the groups leading opposition to President Bush's plan to cut federal taxes. Greenstein says the tax cut is too large, and would not do enough to help people with middle and lower range incomes.