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Robert Siegel talks with NPR's Melissa Block about this week's testimony in the trial of four men accused of conspiring with Osama Bin Laden to blow up the U.S. embassies in Kenya and Tanzania in 1998. An FBI agent has testified about his interview with one of the defendants -- Mohammed Sadeek Odeh. Odeh was a member of the group headed by Osama Bin Laden, who is accused of masterminding the attacks. The FBI agent said Odeh told him that he wasn't directly involved in the bombings, but that he felt morally responsible.

Commentator Robert Franklin says that the pardon controversy has demonstrated to the whole country what the African-American community has always known: You are only entitled to as much justice as you can afford. Money and celebrity tend to distort the process of distributing justice.

NPR's Jennifer Ludden in Jerusalem reports on a special Israeli commission investigating the deaths of 13 Israeli Arabs last October. The victims were shot dead by security forces during demonstrations in support of the Palestinian uprising in the West Bank and Gaza.

The work of former Pittsburgh Courier photographer, Charles H. "Teenie" Harris, is being shown at the Westmorland Museum of American Art in Greensburg, Pa. The pictures had been controlled by a private dealer for over 10 years. A recent court decision released the photos, which have been moved to the museum and are being studied by scholars. A new documentary about Harris' life called One Shot debuted at the museum earlier this month. Linda Wertheimer talks with Henry Simonds, co-curator for the Teenie Harris exhibit and editor and associate producer of the film.

Commentator Charles Eisendrath narrowly survived an airplane crash into the jungle. As the plane plunged into the canopy, he says, his thoughts were more practical than panicked.

In the second of two stories, NPR's Richard Harris hangs-out with some Americans living in Antarctica. They support the scientific research station there, working as janitors and plumbers and administrators. These blue-collar workers are here for adventure -- like survival training on a floating glacier.

NPR's Jack Speer reports that Congress has approved legislation making it harder to file for bankruptcy. The bill is similar to one passed by the House last year, which was vetoed by President Clinton.

NPR's Wendy Kaufman reports that President Bush has declared parts of Washington state a federal disaster area. Damage from Wednesday's earthquake is estimated at around 2-billion dollars.

NPR's Melissa Block reports on the federal trial of four men charged with conspiring to blow up American embassies in Tanzania and Kenya in 1998. Yesterday's testimony came from the former U-S ambassador to Kenya, Prudence Bushnell . She graphically described the injuries of embassy workers and area residents.

NPR's Tom Gjelten reports on a new crowd-control weapon the Pentagon is developing. The 'Active Denial System,' as it's called, emits a beam of electro-magnetic energy that causes a burning sensation when aimed at someone's skin.