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Linda Wertheimer talks with John Huntington, professor of art history at Ohio State University, about the decrees by Taliban clerics in Afganistan to destroy all Buddha statues in the country. The professor describes the statues, and talks about why they are important. Pictures of Buddhist art in Afghanistan may be found at kaladarshan.arts.ohio-state.edu

NPR's Jack Speer reports on credit scoring -- a numerical system based on your credit history that's used to determine whether or not you get a loan, and what interest rate you pay. It's been around for years, but credit bureaus have only recently begun letting people see their scores.

NPR's Mandelit del Barco reports on the controversy surrounding the Hollywood Bowl, and outdoor concert shell in the Hollywood hills. Celebrities from Sinatra to the Beatles have performed there over its 72 year history. Now preservationists are arguing against what some performers say is a much-needed renovation.

Journalist Bill Sloan is the author of –I Watched a Wild Hog Eat My Baby! A Colorful History of Tabloids and Their Cultural Impact—. Sloan is a former tabloid insider having worked for –The National Enquirer,— Montreals –Midnight— (now called –Globe—), and the –National Tattler.— Sloan was also an investigative reporter for the Dallas Times Herald.

This Sunday marks the anniversary of one of the worst school disasters in U.S. history-- the 1937 gas explosion at the New London Consolidated School in Rusk County, Texas. John talks to Mollie Ward, who saw the blast as a New London fourth-grader and now directs a new museum dedicated to the tragedy.

Commentator Bert Ely says yesterday's Federal Reserve interest rate cut was too little, too late, and that the Fed has a history of either under or overreacting. And he says Greenspan gets too much credit for what goes right. He says the market can do a better job than the Federal Reserve of keeping the economy on an even keel.

A group of scientists reported finding a six or seven million-year-old skull in Chad, Central Africa. The specimen, the oldest hominid skull ever found, will shed new light on a mysterious period in human history. The new species has been nicknamed Toumao, a name for children born before the dry season in the African desert.

All Things Considered is taking questions from listeners about the conflict between India and Pakistan. If you want to know more about the history of the conflict, the geography of the region, the military capabilities of the two countries or anything else about this story, share your question with the NPR community.

Daisy Anderson and Alberta Martin are Civil War widows. Both were in their early 20's when they married octagenarian veterans. Daisy's husband was an ex-slave who fought for the Union; Alberta's man fought for the confederacy. Producer Joe Richman has a portrait of two women reflecting on history and looking back at their lives on the anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg.

After months of intense negotiations, the House votes 336-75 to pass an anticipated intelligence reform bill. House Intelligence Committee Chairman Peter Hoekstra said in final debate on the bill that it may be one of the most difficult and involved bills in Congressional history. NPR's Andrea Seabrook reports.