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NPR's Claudio Sanchez reports on a program intended to help teachers regain a passion for their profession. The North Carolina Center for the Advancement of Teaching takes groups into the Great Smoky Mountains, away from the clamor and stress of the classroom and school politics, to encourage them to remember why they started teaching in the first place.

Tuesday marks the deadline for the federal government to assume responsibility for airport security. Officials say some 44,000 people are trained and ready to take over screening passengers and baggage at 429 commercial airports. NPR's Wendy Kaufman reports.

Lawrance Bernabo holds a doctorate in rhetoric and teaches online courses at the community college in Duluth, Minn. In his spare time, he writes product reviews for Amazon.com. Lots of them. Chris Julin reports.

An unusually amicable relationship exists among governors. The National Governor's Association even holds a convention to help those new to the position get the hang of the job. NPR's Wade Goodwyn reports

Austria's center-right People's Party scores a sweeping victory in parliamentary elections as its former coalition partner, the far-right Freedom Party led by Joerg Haider, slumps. NPR's Bob Edwards talks with reporter Bethany Bell.

President Bush approves a proposal from the Pentagon and other federal agencies to vaccinate for smallpox about 1 million U.S. military personnel and civilian medical workers. NPR's Tom Gjelten reports.

President Bush meets with Brazil's leftist President-elect Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva at the White House. Market reform talks are on the table with the key South American trading partner. NPR's Michele Kelemen reports.

President Bush announces his choice for treasury secretary -- John Snow, chairman of CSX Transportation. Snow replaces outgoing Treasury Secretary Paul O'Neill. NPR's Scott Horsley reports.

The FBI continues its investigation into Ptech, a Boston-area software company suspected of having a connection to Yasin al Qadi, an alleged terrorist. NPR's Chris Arnold reports.

NPR's Jack Speer reports President Bush is naming former Goldman Sachs investment banker Stephen Friedman as his top economics adviser. Friedman is being appointed to the White House job despite an aggressive campaign to torpedo his candidacy by some conservative Republicans.