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NPR's Tom Gjelten reports from Washington that the Bush administration formally announced today it has expelled four Russian diplomats reported to have had links to the alleged American spy, Robert Hanssen. In addition, the United States is asking more than 40 other Russian diplomats to leave. U.S. officials say they've been concerned for a long time about Russia maintaining a large contingent of intelligence officers in the United States, working under diplomatic cover.

In the final story in Morning Edition's series on literacy, NPR's Claudio Sanchez reports from Knoxville, Tennessee, on the inability of many college students to write college-level essays. Many four-year colleges are raising admissions standards or scaling back on remedial classes, so a good deal of remedial education now takes place at community colleges. Sanchez examines why American high schools graduate so many students who are ill-prepared for the rigors of college work.

Host Bob Edwards talks to NPR's Tom Gjelten in Washington, D.C. and Michelle Kelemen in Moscow about the expulsion of some 50 Russian diplomats from the United States, in response to the Robert Hanssen spy case. Several of the diplomats are suspected of having ties to the former FBI agent, who is accused of spying for Moscow over a 15-year period.

NPR's Wendy Kaufman reports that aerospace company Boeing will move its main offices from Seattle, where they've been for 85 years, to either Chicago, Denver, or Dallas-Fort Worth.

NPR's Pam Fessler reports on the chasm the census statistics show between ethnic breakdowns at different ages. Many more young people are black, hispanic or Asian.

Host Bob Edwards talks with Sen. John McCain, Republican from Arizona, about the campaign finance reform debates. Supporters of proposed McCain-Feingold bill are trying to restrict the amount of money that can be used for national campaigns. McCain says this would make incumbents to vote against something that keeps them in office.

NPR's David Molpus reports on yesterday's Supreme Court decision allowing employers to force their employees to forego a court trial, and head straight for binding arbitration in cases of job disputes. The idea is to reduce the caseload of an already clogged legal system, but employee advocates say arbitration usually gives the employer an unfair advantage.

Host Bob Edwards talks with NPR's Guy Raz about ongoing violence on Macedonia's border where ethnic Albanian rebels are fighting with Macedonia's army.

Host Bob Edwards talks with plant expert Ketzel Levine about a camellia plant in his garden which is flowering in many colors. Levine says this quirk of the camellia is why the plant has so many varieties. Visit NPR's Talking Plants Web site for more on the camellia.

Hes been writing about the criminal-justice system for about a decade. For his new book, Going Up the River: Travels in Prison Nation he looks at the consequences of our countrys prison boom. The prison-industrial complex is our nations biggest growth industry. Hallinan currently writes for The Wall Street Journal.