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Confirmation hearings begin Tuesday for John Ashcroft as George W. Bush's nominee for attorney general. Among the questions Ashcroft is expected to face are concerns over an interview he did with Southern Partisan magazine. NPR's Adam Hochberg profiles a magazine with a limited circulation, but a controversial reputation.

Indonesian financier James Riady struck a plea bargain with the Justice Department this week, in a move that appears to confirm allegations about fundraising during the Clinton era. NPR's Peter Overby reports.

NPR's Joanne Silberner reports on findings by the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology that suggest American kids are more anxious today than their own parents were growing up.

Host Lisa Simeone speaks with NPR Science Correspondent Joe Palca about events this week in the world of science. Two new planets and a monkey named Andy are among the topics.

Forty years after two African-American students broke the race barrier at the University of Georgia, black students continue to feel unwelcome on a campus that they believe still hangs onto its racist past. From Athens, Steve Lickteig reports.

America's premiere auto show opens to the public in Detroit today. Journalists, car company executives and auto analysts have reviewed last year's record breaking performance, and are now preparing for what looks to be a slower year. Jerome Vaughn of member station WDET reports.

Back in the 1970s, Marc McDonald was hired as Microsoft's first employee. He rejoins the company this week after a 15 year break. He speaks with Scott.

Is it okay to wear cowboy boots with your tux at the inauguration? At the Austin-American Statesman newspaper, the "Answer Lady" Jane Greig as been fielding questions like this from Texans confused about what life in Washington will be like. In an effort to extend a warm welcome to all newcomers, we ask Greig about ways we can make Texans feel at home when they come to town.

Scott with some thoughts about a political storm in Dane County, Wisconsin about a supervisor, and his desire to spend his winters in Florida.

Anti-abortion activists eagerly await George W. Bush's inauguration. First the first time in eight years, they feel they have an ally in the White House and they're expecting quick action. But as NPR's Julie Rovner reports, the abortion issue may not be as simple for the new President to navigate as some may think.