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Commentator Andrew Weis suggests president-elect George W. Bush should pardon President Clinton. Weis says the move would assure support for Bush from both Democrats and Republicans.

Noah talks to Enrique Guevara who is in charge of monitoring Mexico's Popocatepetl volcano. The volcano spewed molten rock for two hours early on Tuesday in its second overnight eruption. Authorities want to evacuate nearly 50,000 residents surrounding the mountain. Guevara is with the National Disaster Prevention Center. No one has been hurt by the eruptions, which is not far from Mexico City.

Rachel Gotbaum reports that the nation's emergency rooms are getting more and more crowded, and many hospitals are turning away patients because they don't have the staff to treat them.

Host Bob Edwards talks to Washington Post writer Henry Allen about his new book, What It Felt Like: Living in the American Century. It's a series of impressionistic vignettes of life in the 1900's, decade by decade. (7:18) What It Felt Like: Living in the American Century is published by Pantheon Books; ISBN: 0375420630.

Commentator Ev Ehrlich deconstructs the Christmas song, Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer.

NPR's Snigdha Prakash reports Leslie Rudd owner of Dean & Deluca, is trying to bring the success of the high-tech business world to his home-state of Kansas. Rudd has started a fund that provides investment capital to students from Kansas Universities.

Jody Becker of Chicago Public Radio reports a number of charities are looking to the world wide web to help raising funds. But it's hardly a gold mine, and groups hoping for e-donations are finding it will take some time before it will make up a sizable part of their income.

NPR's David Molpus reports on the decreasing level of worker loyalty in companies across the U.S.

Commentator Meghan Daum gives us her tips on how to prepare the perfect Turkey.

Bob Edwards talks with NPR's Cokie Roberts about the changes likely to come in the new political season.