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Indonesian financier James Riady struck a plea bargain with the Justice Department this week, in a move that appears to confirm allegations about fundraising during the Clinton era. NPR's Peter Overby reports.

America's premiere auto show opens to the public in Detroit today. Journalists, car company executives and auto analysts have reviewed last year's record breaking performance, and are now preparing for what looks to be a slower year. Jerome Vaughn of member station WDET reports.

Scott talks with Joyce Mills, who is a "bed buddy" at Paradise Ranch, a kennel in Sun Valley, California. The kennel provides owners with the option of a human companion for their dogs to sleep with.

Back in the 1970s, Marc McDonald was hired as Microsoft's first employee. He rejoins the company this week after a 15 year break. He speaks with Scott.

Scott speaks with Weekend Edition's entertainment critic Elvis Mitchell about film director Steven Soderbergh. Mr. Soderbergh might have two films -- Traffic and Erin Brockovich -- nominated for Oscar's best picture of the year.

NPR's Senior News Analyst Daniel Schorr reviews the week's news.

More than 230 people are dead following Saturday's 7.6 magnitude earthquake in El Salvador. The country is still digging survivors out of a massive mudslide in the suburb of Santa Tecla, but the search is slowly turning into one of recovering bodies. Host Lisa Simeone speaks with reporter Michael Lanchin in El Salvador.

All the pomp and circumstance of Saturday's inauguration may seem like a simple observation of protocol, but what did the inaugural planner do in 1789 at George Washington's swearing in when there was no protocol? Host Lisa Simeone speaks with historian C.L. Arbelbide about how some of the rituals of the inauguration came to be.

Lisa visits several places that are using Time Dollars, a concept started by Edgar Cahn. The lawyer and economist has been promoting it for almost twenty years as a way to reinforce activities that strengthen communities. Lisa visits the Time Dollar Youth Court at the University of the District of Columbia; Elderplan, an HMO in Brooklyn New York; and the East Capital Community Center in Southeast Washington DC. Cahn's new book is called No More Throw Away People (www.timedollar.org).

Brett Blume of member station KWMU reports that TWA will declare Chapter 11 bankruptcy today, setting the stage for a buy-out by American Airlines.