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Noah Adams talks with Sheriff Larry Sherertz of the Rappahannock County Police Department about their annual American Chestnut seedling give-a-way. American Chestnuts have been virtually extinct since a fungus was introduced to the country almost a century ago. The American Chestnut Cooperators Foundation have been working hard to breed seedlings from the few surviving trees. Now they hope to reintroduce the species to its native environment.

NPR's Michele Kelemen reports from Moscow that Russia today declared four U.S. diplomats persona non grata and will ask another 46 more to leave the country by summer. This follow's Washington's announcement it is expelling four Russians linked to alleged U.S. spy Robert Hanssen and has ordered out an additional 46 diplomats. Both governments, however, are playing down the long-term impact of the spy dispute on U.S.-Russian relations.

From Chicago Public Radio, Jody Becker reports on a budget-cutting proposal by Loyola University Chicago to eliminate the Classical Studies department and spread its faculty and courses across other departments. Some professors and students, however, argue that the move would be a departure from the strong classical traditions of Jesuit education.

PR's Steve Inskeep reports on the tenor of Senate campaign finance debate.

In Louisiana, two men fought over a life jacket, one lost and drowned, the other survived and is now charged with murder. John Ydstie talks with Yale law Professor Kate Stith about the ethics, and history involved in this sort of trial.

John talks to Weekend Edition entertainment critic Elvis Mitchell about the spate of bad tv shows featuring movie stars.

John talks to Weekend Edition sports commentator Ron Rappaport about the latest round of NCAA basketball playoffs.

John recounts the tale of his tiny hometown's high school basketball team which made it to the state finals in 1968.

John talks about this week's meeting in Havana of the former adversaries of the the Bay of Pigs invasion.

NPR's Michael Sullivan reports from Indonesia on President Abdur Rachman Wahid problems.