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Host Bob Edwards talks with Ohio State Representative Tim Grendell. He and his wife, former Representative Diane Grendell, found a creative way around Ohio's legislative term-limits.

Host Bob Edwards talks with Ken Gluck, an aid worker with Doctors Without Borders. Gluck was abducted on January 9th while delivering medical supplies in Chechnya. He spent nearly a month in a damp cellar, before he was released on February 4th.

NPR's John Burnett reports that workers in a U-S owned factory in Mexico, are trying to form a labor union. Their demands include a ventilated working area, and compensated overtime. In the past, the company has fired workers for attempting to unionize.

Fred Mogul from member station WHYY reports on the difficulties faced by conservative parishes of Episcopal and Anglican Churches. Leaders of the Anglican Church begin meeting today in North Carolina to discuss this, and other issues.

Geraldine Coughlan reports from The Hague that the international war crimes tribunal has handed down indictments related to attacks by Yugoslav forces on the city of Dubrovnik in 1991 during Croatia's war of independence. The court has not revealed the names of the defendants nor released the text of the indictment. The individuals named have been charged with murder, attacks on civilians and destruction of historic monuments -- in breach of the 1949 Geneva Conventions. The medieval walled city of Dubrovnik, on the Adriatic coast, has been designated a world heritage site by the United Nations.

NPR's Mara Liasson reports on the House Committee hearings to review the pardons issued by former-President Clinton. Several of Clinton's former aides testified yesterday, claiming that he granted a pardon to fugitive financier Marc Rich strictly because of the virtues of Rich's case...NOT because Clinton received money from Rich's ex-wife.

NPR's Pam Fessler reports that the Census Bureau has recommended the release of raw census data from the year 2000. Civil rights groups and some members of Congress had hoped the numbers would be revised to include people the census missed.

The Capitol Steps perform a song satirizing the Presidential pardon controversy.

Commentator Joe Loconte says President Bush has sparked a national conversation about religion in America. Mr. Bush's proposals to make government more friendly to religion has shocked the political system. Conseratives and liberals are both being challenged to examine how their beliefs match their actions. With bipartisan support for expanding the role of religion, Loconte says it would be foolhardy not to try Bush's route.

NPR's Tom Gjelten reports that President Bush's proposed defense budget would fatten military paychecks and boost spending on missile defense. But the budget also hints that some military bases may be closed to make funds available for tax cuts.