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Reading Sunday papers in a coffee house, Commentator Andrei Codrescu was once the unwilling witness to a medical resident doing freelance cosmetic surgery on two women joggers at the next table.

The first full retrospective in fifteen years of California artist Wayne Thiebaud is opening at the Phillips Collection in Washington, D.C., tomorrow. He's 80 years old. And his funny, terrific paintings of food, Pop Art, and San Francisco cityscapes still enchant today. NPR's Susan Stamberg has the story. (7:30) Visit Wayne Thiebaud for more information.

NPR's Snigdha Prakash looks back to 1975, when President Gerald Ford signed a 12 billion dollar tax cut. According to Prakash, there are some lessons to be learned as we look ahead to President Bush's new tax proposals.

The $1.6 trillion Bush tax cut plan is now before Congress. How it is resolved could be defining event in the early stages of the Bush presidency. Robert talks with David Brooks, Senior Editor at the Weekly Standard, and E.J. Dionne, columnist for the Washington Post about their views on the political importance of the tax cut bill.

The White House today said it is considering a request from California Governor Gray Davis for the federal government to waive some environmental standards so that the state can generate more electricity. NPR's Richard Gonzales has the story.

NPR's David Welna reports that some Congressional Democrats say they aren't impressed with President Bush's "charm campaign" to win them over. They say they want real concessions on policy from the White House.

Scott Simon talks to Jim Nayder, host of The Annoying Music Show, about some Valentines day tunes.

NPR's Martin Kaste reports that two days of meetings between the president of Colombia and the head of the biggest guerrilla organization in the country ended with no real agreements. Both sides will meet again, but the president's political opponents say he's already offered to give away too much and has gotten nothing in return.

Scott talks with Dolly Parton about her new CD, Little Sparrow. After a wildly successful career as a country music singer, Dolly is returning to the bluegrass and mountain music she heard growing up in eastern Tennessee. Little Sparrow is released on Sugar Hill Records.

Scott reviews the news of the week with NPR Senior News Analyst Daniel Schorr.