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Linda talks with Representative John Hostettler who is a freshman Republican congressman from Bloomington, Indiana. Rep. Hostettler was one of the 15 republicans who held out on today's vote to reopen the federal government, which has been closed for 20 days.

Commentator Mickey Edwards gripes about the commercialization of the college bowl games.

NPR's Mike Shuster reports on today's resignation of Russian Foreign Minister, Andrei Kozyrev ((AHN'-dray KOH'-zuh-rev )). Although maligned in Moscow, Kozyrev presided over a tumultuous period in foreign relations while steering Russia on a pro-Western course. Experts believe his replacement will retain those policies.

NPR'S PETER KENYON BRINGS US UP TO DATE ON THE DEAL BETWEEN CONGRESS AND THE WHITE HOUSE TO REOPEN THE GOVERNMENT

SCOTT SIMON READS LISTENER LETTERS...AND CORRECTIONS

Linda Wertheimer speaks with Harrisburg resident Thelma Ziegler. Ziegler's house was flooded, and she was evacuated Saturday morning. She also survived the floods of 1936 and 1972, and prepared for the blizzard of 1996 by selling off much of her furniture in the last few weeks.

In Chicago, a few weeks ago, two Polish immigrants died in a fire in a single-family house where, city officials say, more than 20 immigrants lived. NPR's Cheryl Corley reports that local officials are taking steps to eliminate illegal boarding homes.

Noah talks with participants and producers of the CD "Deep

We hear a story about a woman named Sara who was victimized by a charlatan who talked her into giving out her automatic teller machine PIN number; then Danny talks about ATM scams with Dr. Barry Schreiber, a professor at Saint Cloud University in Minnesota.