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The Bush transition team is employing the help of advisory committees to work out policy for the new administration. NPR's Peter Overby reports fifteen committees -- staffed in many cases by experts from lobbying groups and trade associations -- are writing policy memos and offering advice to the next president.

He discusses the state of politics today. He published his memoir, Time Present, Time Past in 1996. In addition to his political career, Bradley was also a star basketball player with the New York Knicks. His latest book is called The Journey from Here (Artisan Press).

Jazz critic Kevin Whitehead reviews a new series of recordings called Live at the Left Bank" (Lab

The president of the Democratic Republic of Congo, Laurent Kabila has been shot. Some credible sources indicate he is dead. Others say he is critically wounded. At least one suggests he has left the country for treatment of his wounds. Linda talks to Nicolas Long, a reporter for the South African newspaper The Star, who is in Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo.

As more of northern Nigeria's predominantly Muslim states implement Islamic law, new tensions are appearing within local communities. Ivan Watson reports on a Nigerian girl facing 100 lashes after becoming pregnant out of wedlock.

Paul Krasner has just published the final issue of his irreverent magazine, The Realist. After more than 40 years, he says it's time to do other things. Jon Kalish reports on Krasner and the future of his satire.

NPR's Barbara Bradley reports on today's arguments before the Supreme Court about whether golfer Casey Martin may ride in a cart during PGA tournaments. Martin won in lower courts, which held that the Americans with Disabilities Act requires the tour to waive its rule that golfers walk the course. But the PGA is appealing. Martin has a circulation problem in his leg that makes walking the course painful.

NPR's Tom Gjelten reports on findings of a Pentagon commission that was set up after last year's bombing of a U.S. Navy destroyer in Yemen. The commission says a failure of intelligence left the U.S.S. Cole exposed to attack. U.S. officials say they are nearing completion of their investigation of who was responsible for the attack and said they would not hesitate to act against those responsible once they are identified.

Noah Adams notes that astronomers have discovered a grouping of galaxies and quasars they say make up the largest "structure" in the universe, measuring more than 600-thousand light years across.

In part two of the series Prison diaries, correctional officers at Polk Youth Institution tell their stories about working in the penal system. They present a mixed picture of their work, their relationship with the prisoners and of the satisfaction they get from the job. Some guards talk about the importance of appearance and attitude; to wear the uniform with pride and without fear. Some of the guards feel the prison is too luxurious; that there are too many amenities for the inmates: "they eat well, are clothed and overall get better treatment inside then outside." For others, it was a shock to see so many young, black faces behind bars. Being confined for eight hours takes its toll on some of the staff as well. Some say it is a dangerous job: "us versus them." Few of the guards last more than 3 years. Many leave sooner. The job is something they find hard to shake at the end of the day.