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Commentator Susanna Cooper talks about author Arlene Eisenberg, who died last week at the age of 66. Eisenberg co-wrote What to Expect When You're Expecting. Many pregnant women consider the book a must-have, and it has sold more than 9.5 million copies.

Host Bob Edwards speaks with NPR's Tom Gjelten about the U.S. Navy's investigation into the recent submarine collision off the coast of Hawaii. Yesterday, the Navy and Coast Guard called off rescue operations for the nine missing passengers from the Japanese fishing trawler that sunk following the accident.

Commentator Daniel Ferri -- a sixth grade teacher -- is a novice to technology. He tried his first attempt at e-mail on a school computer. It was a very scary experience.

NPR's Debbie Elliott examines how one of Alabama's largest school districts is coping with statewide budget cuts in education. Low property taxes and falling sales tax revenues have left students and parents struggling to preserve funding for extracurricular activities.

NPR's Larry Abramson takes a look at the new technology of self-healing plastics. The technique involves filling plastic with microscopic liquid bubbles that break open to fill in the tiny cracks that occur in plastic under impact or stress. The "healed plastic" retains most of the strength found in the original. Soon, this new type of plastic may be used in products ranging from aircraft wings to the doors of your car.

Robin Urevich reports on a thorny historic issue that may come up when Presidents Fox and Bush meet today. The matter is about money owed to Mexican workers who traveled to the U.S. in the 1940s. Many of those workers were never fully compensated and now they are filing a class action lawsuit.

Beth Fertig of member station WNYC in New York reports on the latest battle between the Brooklyn Museum of Art and New York City Mayor Rudolph Giuliani. This time the debate is over a painting that depicts Jesus as a naked black woman at the Last Supper. Giuliani says it's time to define the lines of decency when it comes to taxpayer funding of such controversial exhibits.

NPR's Julie McCarthy reports on the efforts of an anti-fox hunting group in England. Fox hunting is losing popularity in that country, and a number of measures are currently under consideration to end the sport, but protest groups say they'll continue to disrupt fox hunts until they are banned.

NPR's Eric Weiner reports on the public response in Japan to the sinking of their fishing trawler off the coast of Hawaii last week. Japanese anger has intensified in recent days since the revelation of the involvement of a U.S. Navy admiral who has made controversial remarks about the Japanese in the past.

NPR's Margot Adler explores the International Toy Fair in New York with Judy Ellis. Ellis heads the nation's only university degree program in toy design.