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Former Chicago policewoman Gina Gallo. While she was part of the force, she also wrote about her work in columns for NYCop online magazine and Blue Murders online magazine. They were collected in the book Crime Scenes (Blue Murder Press). She has a new memoir, Armed & Dangerous: Memoirs of a Chicago Policewoman. (

NPR's Peter Overby reports on the upcoming Senate debate on campaign finance. The popular McCain-Feingold bill banning soft money contributions will be discussed, and President Bush is scheduled to release a statement outlining his position on the issue within a week.

NPR's Tom Goldman reports on the controversy surrounding the autopsy records of Dale Earnhart. Florida law puts autopsy reports in the public domain, but the wife of the late NASCAR driver wants to keep them private.

NPR's Steve Inskeep reports that Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens received a dubious award yesterday. The Republican was given an "oinker award" by the Citizens Against Government Waste, citing the amount of federal pork barrel spending the group says he's brought home to Alaska. But Sen. Stevens didn't shy away from the award. Stevens says he's proud of the federal dollars he's won for his state.

NPR's Mara Liasson reports that the Washington reaction to last week's school shooting was muted. Gun control advocates are worried that their allies in Congress are afraid to speak up, for fear of losing re-election. Political analysts say Al Gore's strong support of gun control cost him several crucial states, including West Virginia.

NPR's Elaine Korry reports on investor reaction to the extreme peaks and troughs of recent stock market activity.

NPR's Howard Berkes reports that the city of Los Angeles is considering increasing the amount of electricity it imports from a coal-burning plant in Utah. California's pollution laws prohibit building a similar plant in that state.

David D'Arcy reports on an unlikely Johannes Vermeer exhibit at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City. It features several of the 17th century Dutch artist's paintings, but it also shows work from his contemporaries in the Netherlands. Curators hope the juxtaposition demonstrates Vermeer's immense talent.

Noah Adams talks with Ralph Gardner Jr., who is covering the Puffy Combs trial for the New York Observer about closing arguments in the Puffy Combs trial. Yesterday, the defense made their closing arguments, and today was the prosecution's turn. Gardner says today prosecutor Matthew Bogdanos started his summation of the state's case by playing recordings of emergency telephone calls after 3 people were wounded by gunfire on Dec. 27, 1999.

Reaction from around the country to the dips in the stock market.