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NPR's Brian Naylor reports that Vice President Dick Cheney previewed recommendations for Bush administration energy policies that calls for more power plants and oil drilling in Alaska's wild lands. He said conservation and alternative energy sources are not enough to prevent the nation from experiencing the crisis now seen in California.

The 2000 census shows more cities grew during the 1990s than in the previous decade. Host Bob Edwards talks to Bruce Katz, director of the Center on Urban and Metropolitan Policy at the Brookings Institution, about why some cities performed better than others.

NPR's Rick Karr reports on a case before a New York Appeals Court today that questions a section of the copyright laws. It is illegal to provide anyone with devices to break into digital lock boxes -- such as the scrambling system built into DVDs. But opponents of the law say it limits consumer rights.

Rock Critic ED WARD on the music of the 60s band Love. Their album Forever Changes has just been reissued by Rhino.

NPR's Tom Gjelten reports that President Bush will propose a National Missile Defense plan today. In a speech at National Defense University, he is expected to warn that the U.S. needs protection against rogue nations -- even if that means violating arms treaties.

Host Bob Edwards talks with Simon Ingram of the BBC about the mass protests in the Philippines. Citizens in Manila are protesting the arrest of former leader Joseph Estrada, and the U.S. says the country is in a state of rebellion.

NPR's Emily Harris reports on a four-day meeting in Ottawa to discuss whether genetically engineered food should be labeled as such. Many common foods contain genetically engineered ingredients. Food manufacturers are worried if product labels disclosed that, consumer fear would put an end to the promising field of biotechnology.

NPR's Andy Bowers reports on the potential writers strike in Hollywood. As the success of cable and broadcast networks increased over the past few years, writers say their residual payments -- the money they receive when their work is re-run on cable -- should have grown proportionally. The writers are also demanding more freedom over creative issues. Some say the Writers Guild of America (WGA) may extend talks with Hollywood studios past tonight's contract expiration, if progress is being made.

NPR's Susan Stamberg begins a series of conversations about privacy with one man who is a "privacy activist." His name is Robert Ellis Smith and he's been called the "Ralph Nader" of privacy.

Host Bob Edwards talks with L.A. Times reporter Anthony Kuhn in Beijing. A team of U.S. military experts will arrive in China later today to examine the downed U.S. Navy spy plane there.