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NPR's Andy Bowers reports on the aftermath of the U.S. Navy Court of Inquiry hearing into the USS Greenville accident. The sub struck and sank a Japanese fishing boat last month, killing nine. At the time, there were 16 civilians on board the sub; despite allegations that they may have been a distraction to the commander and crew, none of the civilians was called to testify.

Liane presents a sound montage from the 35th annual Smithsonian Kite Festival from yesterday's event on The Mall in Washington, DC.

Puzzle master Will Shortz quizzes one of our listeners, and has a challenge for everyone at home. (This week's winner is Yoelles Josephs from San Diego, California. She listens to Weekend Edition on member station KPBS in San Diego.)

In the aftermath of the expulsion of 50 Russian intelligence agents from the United States, relations could be taking a Cold War turn. NPR's Mike Shuster reports on the administration's positioning and what retaliatory expulsions of Americans in Russia could mean.

As state and local governments face up to the possibility of budget deficits in the coming year, many are tightening their belts by cutting programs. One of those to face the budget axe is recycling. In Wisconsin, Gov. Scott McCallum wants to cut the state's subsidy for local recyling programs by $10 million. Host Lisa Simeone speaks with John Reindl, Recycling Manager for Dane County, Wisconsin.

Host Lisa Simeone talks with jazz musician Paul Horn about his recordings inside buildings around the world. His most famous recording inside the Taj Mahal became a best seller in 1969. He went back twenty years later and recorded again and for the first time the two recordings are now available on the same cd. We also go with Paul Horn to the Cathedral of Saint Matthew the Apostle in Washington DC for a short concert. (For more information, visit www.transparentmusic.com. This site will open in a new browser window.)

A sound montage of some of the voices in this past week's news, including Major Perry Newis, Spokesman, U.S. Space Command; Marc Herring, a member of the Mir reentry observatory expedition; Phil Condit, CEO, the Boeing Company; Mark Blondin, a local president of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers; Secretary of State Colin Powell; Kirk Hartman, Chief Investment Officer, Fixed Income, Bank of America Capital Investment; Bob Knight's introduction as the new basketball coach at Texas Tech; the theme from The Flintstones, created by William Hanna, who died this week at age 90; Senator Mitch McConnell (Republican, Kentucky); and Joan Claybrook, President, Public Citizen.

Liane speaks with NPR's Guy Raz from Tetevo, Macedonia, where Macedonian security forces launched an offensive against rebel positions this morning. This marks the first time the government and guerillas have engaged in direct ground fighting during the recent conflict.

Commentator Paul Kvinta has double vision this weekend -- one eye on the NCAA college basketball tournament and the other on the Best Actress race at the Oscars.

As the senate debates the McCain-Feingold campaign reform bill, NPR's Peter Overby reports on one of the commissioners of the Federal Election Commission, which regulates campaign funding.