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Commerce Secretary William Daley has developed new guidelines for deciding which private sector representatives go on government trade missions. Critics have charged that former Commerce Secretary Ron Brown invited business executives to take the trips as payback for supporting the Democrats. NPR's Phillip Davis reports that Daley has announced that politics won't be a consideration in any future invitations.

Reporter Eric Schmitt. He covers Capitol Hill for the New York Times. Hell talk about the new Congress and power sharing in the 50/50 Senate. Schmitt will also talk about how the just resolved Presidential election, along with a truncated transition period for George W. Bush -- may effect political decision making on the Hill.

NPR's Libby Lewis reports a Harvard University study argues that college admissions programs to promote diversity on campus, without considering the race of applicants, don't work as well as some proponents claim. Policies in Texas, California and Florida guarantee a percentage of students from every high school a spot in state universities.

that only weeks after the telecommunications bill passed, a big consolidation is taking place in radio broadcasting stations with many independent operators being bought out.>

the results of the tumbling stock market will begin showing up soon in investors' mutual fund statements and will provide a big test of their market nerves.

health officials are immunizing hundreds of students in California and Georgia who may have been exposed to the hepatitis-A virus after eating contaminated strawberries.

By Todd HattonMurray, KY – Last night's severe weather brought high winds and reports of hail through the area. Kentucky Transportation Cabinet spokesman…

on the British government's decision to allow a Saudi Arabian dissident to remain in their country, and the possible fall out for Britain's defense industry.

on why ordinary citizens contribute to political campaigns. She talks with Senator Carol Moseley-Braun's constituents in Chicago. Moseley-Braun will be running for re-election next year.

that a coalition of apparel industry giants, labor unions, and the federal government have reached an accord to try to end sweatshops. They will set up a voluntary program to monitor foreign suppliers and attempt to enforce standards of wages and living conditions.