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Jane Swift will shortly assume the duties as governor of Massachusetts, pending the confirmation of Paul Cellucci as the Bush administration's ambassador to Canada. Steve Tripoli of member station WBUR has prepared a profile on Swift, who will soon turn 36 and become the nation's youngest governor.

Linda Wertheimer talks with Stefan Fatsis about this Sunday's running of the Daytona 500 -- which kicks off the 2001 Nascar season. It's not the drivers who are in the focus but advertisers and FOX television.

Kate Seelye in Cairo reports a new pop song with a virulent message is topping the charts in the Egyptian capital. The song is entitled I hate Israel. To some extent, it reflects the popular mood.

Linda Wertheimer talks with Lawrence B. Lindsey, the chief economic advisor to President Bush, about the president's tax cut plan. There is some question about whether the votes exist in Congress to get the plan passed.

For the past 16 years commentator Reynolds Price has employed male graduate students to run his household. It's the best education for potential husbands.

NPR's Richard Gonzales reports on California Gov. Gray Davis' plan to rescue the state's two biggest utilities and help ease the energy crisis.

Eric Engleman reports from Moscow that Russian space officials have rebuffed a U.S. request to delay Saturday's scheduled lift-off of a Soyuz spacecraft bound for the International Space Station. NASA wants the Russians to delay their flight, because the U.S. space shuttle Endeavour has to spend extra time docked to the space station working on computer problems. The Soyuz will be carrying two Russian cosmonauts and American millionaire Dennis Tito. Over NASA objections, the Russians agreed to take Tito up to the station after he reportedly paid $20 million.

Chris Kraft was NASA's first flight director. He joined the aeronautics and space agency right at its inception. Kraft saw the thrilling and grueling early days of the space program up close, from the dangerous re-entry of Aurora 7 to the Apollo 1 launch pad explosion, to the triumph of man on the moon. He has just published a book about his experiences called Flight -- My Life in Mission Control, and joins Liane to talk about his days at NASA. (10:15) (NOTE: FLIGHT - MY LIFE IN MISSION CONTROL IS PUBLISHED BY DUTTON ISBN # 0525945717).

People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals has asked convicted Oklahoma City bomber Timothy McVeigh to spend his remaining time on earth as a vegan. Commentator John Ridley says PETA's choice for celebrity spokesperson is a stroke of genius.

NPR Senior News Analyst Daniel Schorr wonders why President Bush "chose this moment to open a national and international argument" about missile defense.