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She is on the steering committee of the group International ANSWER (Act Now to Stop War & End Racism). The group organized last Saturday's peace rally in Washington, D.C.

NPR's Jack Speer reports the stock market managed to break a five-day losing streak today, but it wasn't a big gain. Over the past week, the market rally that began with the New Year has mostly disappeared... and the major indexes are back near where they were on Jan. 1. The U.S. economy has also run into trouble. After growing at a decent pace during much of last year, the recovery faltered in the fourth quarter. Many economists are revising their forecasts for 2003.

The city of York, Penn., is a million dollars in debt, leading the mayor to ask people in the region to contribute $3.32 to help offset costs -- the equivalent of a McDonald's Chicken McNugget meal. Steve gets the whole story from the mayor.

We remember former Tommy Thompson, a co-founder of the string band the Red Clay Ramblers, who died this past week.

Twenty-five years after former San Francisco Supervisor Harvey Milk is murdered, some city officials raise money to place a sculpture of him in City Hall. Milk, California's first openly gay elected official, was killed a year after being elected. NPR's Richard Gonzales reports.

NPR's Peter Overby reports lobbyists on Capitol Hill are on the hunt for the legislator who will include their particular tax break in the economic stimulus bill. House Majority leader Tom DeLay says the president's $670 billion tax break is just the start, and its sending lobbyists for business groups into a frenzy.

NPR's Barbara Bradley-Hagerty reports on American Anglican church members who are breaking off from their congregation and looking to Africa for inspiration. They say American Anglicans have grown liberal and secular, and that they find a truer path with the conservative Christians of African nations.

After 27 years of mostly losing seasons, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers beat the Oakland Raiders 48 to 21 in the Super Bowl. The favored Raiders came into the game with the league's top-ranked offense. NPR's Tom Goldman reports.

One of the most important comic book festivals took place this past weekend in the French town of Angouleme. Frank Browning reports.

Commentator John Feinstein joins host Bob Edwards to discuss tennis s Australian Open. Serena Williams and Andre Agassi were the big winners.