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The president opened the doors of the White House today to celebrate completion of his first 100 days in office. The guests of honor were the members of Congress, nearly 200 of whom actually took the president up on his offer of a free lunch. NPR's Don Gonyea reports that the weather was warm and the mood was as well.

Robert Siegel talks with Puerto Rico Governor Sila Maria Calderon about her opposition to the use of the island of Vieques for target practice by the U.S. Navy. Protestors had threatened to bury themselves on the Vieques firing range, and military exercises there were delayed today while the Navy made sure the range was cleared.

NPR's Robert Smith has the second part of his report on a new survey by NPR, the Kaiser Family Foundation and Harvard University's Kennedy School of Government on Americans' attitudes towards poverty. Smith reports that, especially among the white middle class, old stereotypes of poverty die hard. (7:11) Check out the NPR/Kaiser/Kennedy School Poll.

NPR's Wendy Kaufman examines how the first Japanese-born position player in Major League Baseball is becoming one of the biggest tourist attractions in Seattle. Fans from all over the world are flocking to see Ichiro Suzuki play for the Seattle Mariners. Merchandise featuring the rookie superstar regularly sells out, and the team has seen attendance figures soar.

After a late-night session and some frayed nerves, the House of Representatives failed to pass the federal budget, because of two pages missing from the document. The vote has been rescheduled for next Tuesday. NPR's David Welna reports.

Host Madeleine Brand talks with NPR's Sylvia Poggioli about the Pope's upcoming trip to Greece. The Pontiff's planned visit -- the first from a Roman Catholic leader in nearly 13 centuries -- has upset the country's Orthodox majority. Greece is the first stop on the Pope's pilgrimage to retrace the travels of the Apostle Paul.

Host Madeleine Brand talks with Asian fusion singer, Sheila Chandra, about her latest CD This Sentence is True. Chandra experiments with the voice as an instrument and blends vocal traditions from American gospel and English folk, among other styles.

NPR's Phillip Davis reports from Miami on the sweeping election reform bill that Florida legislators are expected to pass today. The legislation would replace the antiquated voting machines that were so problematic in the November presidential election with up-to-date equipment.

NPR's satire show Rewind has some ideas about how millionaire Dennis Tito is spending his time on the International Space Station. (2:50

Host Madeleine Brand talks with the president of the United Nations Association of the USA, William Luers, about the United States' loss of its seat on the U.N.'s Commission for Human Rights. The U.N. Economic and Social Council voted yesterday not to re-elect the U.S. to the commission. This is the first time since the commission's creation in 1947 that the U.S. has not held a position on it.