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U.S. Poet Laureate ROBERT HASS. (Rhymes with "ass"). He's written several books of poetry including "Praise" and "Human Wishes." He also edited "The Essential Haiku: Versions of Basho, Buson & Issa." (The Ecco Press). (THIS INTERVIEW CONTINUES INTO THE SECOND HALF

From Jakarta, NPR's Michael Sullivan reports on the attempts of the Indonesian government to bring former President Suharto to trial. The corruption case against him was dismissed last week, after judges ruled he was too ill to stand trial. But many in the country -- including the new president -- wish to see Suharto and his associates brought to justice.

NPR's Alex Chadwick takes a National Geographic Radio Expedition to Uluru, the great natural wonder in Australia. It's a monolith, a great mass of rounded stone, rising straight up a thousand feet above the surrounding desert plain and considered sacred by Aborigines. Contrary to the wishes of the Ananu, some foreign visitors climb the rock. Walking the pathway is considered a spiritual journey and is acceptable.

Representatives of a major donor to the Metropolitan Opera sue to recover millions of dollars they say the opera used against the philanthropist's wishes. At issue is a 2001 television broadcast of Wagner's Tristan und Isolde that featured a "nontraditional" set. Hear George Carpinello, a lawyer for the donor's estate.

Fuel cell technology isn't new, but the notion of automobiles running on hydrogen powered fuel cells has always been more wishful thinking than reality. Now, several of the major car companies are spending serious money to develop fuel cell vehicles. NPR's John Ydstie reports in Part Four of All Things Considered's oil series.

Some Florida state legislators announce that they regret their votes last year that kept alive an incapacitated woman, against court orders and her husband's wishes. They say they voted under pressure and are refusing to support those who want to make the law apply to others in Florida. NPR's Phillip Davis reports.

In the newest installment of our series "Scenes I Wish I Had Written," NPR's Susan Stamberg talks with award winning playwright Marsha Norman. Norman tells us about her favorite scene from another writer's play.

Friday would have been the 100th birthday of pianist, singer and songwriter Fats Waller. Critic Jim Fusilli says that a new CD collection commemorating Waller (Fats Waller: Centennial Collection, RCA Records, 2004) is good, but he wishes there were more.

, citizens in Belgrade last night held perhaps their largest pro-democracy protest yet. The protesters continue to demand that the Serbian government acknowledge the country's democratic elections. According to some reports, they might get their wish soon.

NPR's Melissa Block talks with actors Lily Tomlin and Dustin Hoffman about their new, philosophical film I ♥ Huckabees. It inspires some heavy thinking: They offer nothing less than their view on the human struggle for meaning in life. Not to mention their sincere wish that they could have been Vaudeville performers.