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NPR's David Welna reports from the Capitol on the progress of initiatives to eliminate the estate tax. The House is moving to phase-out this so-called "death-tax" by the year 2011.

NPR's Martin Kaste reports on the English-speaking Stanford graduate who is running for president of Peru. Many Peruvians worry that Alejandro Toledo's popularity is largely based on race -- Toledo's dark-skinned appearance reminds the Peruvians of their Indian roots.

One-time college professor Tom Magliozzi, now the co-host of the NPR program Car Talk, thinks there are far better things to teach than algebra and other higher math.

NPR's Don Gonyea reports from the White House on the Bush administration's efforts to play down the gravity of its first foreign policy crisis: the confrontation with China over its detention of the Navy aircraft and its crew members.

NPR's John Burnett reports on the deep poverty of the people who live along the U.S. - Mexico border. The area is plagued with problems, spurring state and federal legislators to begin a search for solutions.

Chicago residents are upset about a foul liquid running through their streets. NPR's Scott Simon notes that runoff from rundown garbage trucks has long had a stomach-turning nickname: "The Gravy."

Host Bob Edwards talks to commentator John Feinstein about Tiger Woods and the Masters golf tournament, which begins today in Augusta, Georgia.

Host Bob Edwards corrects a couple of Morning Edition errors and reads from your comments.

Cofounder of the New England Center for Headache Dr. Fred Sheftell. He's also Chair of the World Headache Alliance. His book Conquering Headache: An Illustrated Guide to Understanding the Treatment and Control of Headache (Empowering Press, www.bcdecker.com) is now in it's third edition. Sheftell will talk about the new research in migraines. The New England Center for Headache is in Stamford Connecticut.

Rock historian Ed Ward tells us about Chicago singer and songwriter Barbara Acklin who almost made it big.