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NPR's Sylvia Poggioli reports from the Vatican on Pope John Paul's naming yesterday of seven new cardinals. The Pope's announcement follows the naming last week of a record-setting 37 new cardinals. One of the new appointments is a Ukrainian-born U.S. citizen, and another is South Africa's first black cardinal.

NPR's Wendy Kaufman reports on the impact the California power crisis may have on the salmon population in the Pacific Northwest. Normally, Oregon and Washington receive electricity from California, and their utilities don't have to use as much water at their hydro-electric plants. This year there's concern that increased water usage will affect endangered salmon.

NPR's Chris Joyce reports from Western China, where the Chinese hope to build a wide network of parks and reserves. This area, however, in the high mountains on the edge of the Chinese empire, is also the ancient Tibetan homeland. The first of two parts in an installment of Radio Expeditions, a co-production of NPR and the National Geographic Society.

In an article that appeared in yesterday's Washington Post, Dan Keating reported from Kissimmee, Florida, where a number of newspapers are organizing an exhaustive hand recount in eight of that state's most populous counties. The results show a unique disadvantage for Democratic candidate Al Gore. Liane speaks with Keating about their findings, which they hope will guide voting reform in the state and across the country.

NPR's Anne Garrels reports that despite President Putin's talk about reforming the Russian military operation in Chechnya, the various army and interior ministry units remain ill-equipped to subdue the rebellious republic. Thousands of rebels still roam the breakaway republic, staging daily hit-and-run attacks against Russian troops. Often, the Russian forces take out their frustrations on Chechen civilians.

NPR's Joanne Silberner reports on a provision in the 2001 federal budget that requires Medicare to pay twice the usual rate if doctors use a new technology -- digital mammography -- to test for breast cancer. Proponents say digital mammograms provide a better image. But critics say the provision benefits General Electric, the maker of the technology, more than it helps patients.

From member station WHYY, Martin Wells reports Philadelphia schools are making an effort to get rid of library books that are tattered, inappropriate, or just plain wrong. Some decades old books talk about how man may one day land on the moon, another wrongly says that South African leader Nelson Mandela was executed.

Bob Garfield reports on the media battle for the attention of ferret owners. Modern Ferret magazine was once the premier ferret rag. But Fancy publications, a relative giant in the world of pet publishing, has moved onto the scene with its own magazine titled Ferrets. (7:30) See http://www.modernferret.com and http://www.animalnetwork.com.

President Elect George W. Bush met with business leaders today in Austin to discuss troubling signs in the national economy. But while the midday meeting was underway, news came that the Federal Reserve had cut interest rates. That brought a strong reaction from many of the participants. NPR's Don Gonyea is in Austin and filed this report.

NPR's Peter Overby reports on the business people offering economic advice to the president elect at today's conference. Two thirds of them contributed directly to the Bush campaign. Some businesses represented in the group have given in a variety of ways, including donations to the recount fund. Some of those at today's meeting also donated to the Democrats.