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Some United Nations attorneys working as defense attorneys for accused war criminals at the Rwandan war crimes tribunal in Tanzania are accused of bribing their clients. It is the accused criminal's duty to choose his or her own attorney. By offering gifts to the accused, attorneys can improve their chances of being chosen. Robert Siegel talks with Dileep Nair, Undersecretary General for the United Nations Office of Internal Oversight Services.

Robert Siegel talks about the American reconnaissance plane with James Bamford, author of two books about the National Security Agency: The Puzzle Palace, and the soon to be published Body of Secrets. (4:15) The Puzzle Palace is published by Viking Penguin. Body of Secrets is due for publication at the end of the month by Doubleday.

One of the advances heralded by the mapping of the human genome moves a step closer this week. Differences in the way people respond to particular drugs is determined by the presence or absence of certain genes. NPR's Richard Harris reports that the identification of one of the genes responsible should make it possible to predict in advance who will benefit from a certain treatment and who will not.

This is a landmark year for the Humana Festival of New American Plays at Actors Theatre of Louisville, Ky. The Festival is celebrating its 25th anniversary, and its first change of leadership. Naomi Lewin, of member station WGUC, reports.

NPR's Steve Inskeep reports from the Capitol on Senate passage of the McCain-Feingold Campaign Finance Reform Bill. By a vote of 59-to-41, the Senate approved the measure. The House has passed similar campaign finance reform bills in the past, but opponents of this one hope to slow it down, at least. (4:26) For moe NPR News coverage of campaign finance reform, check out Money, Power & Influence.

NPR's David Welna reports from the Capitol on the other matter the Senate took up late yesterday after passing McCain-Feingold -- President Bush's budget proposal. The House passed that measure quickly and easily, but prospects for Senate passage are less certain.

NPR Senior News Analyst Daniel Schorr hails the arrest of Slobodan Milosevic as one of the rare accomplishments of withholding American aid.

Prime Minister Tony Blair has postponed local elections in England and Wales for five weeks -- a signal that there will be no general election, at least until this summer.

NPR's John McChesney reports on the latest development in the race to provide music online. Four companies, including AOL and Real Networks, are working to form a service called Musicnet. This online subscription music service would compete directly with a project by Sony and Vivendi Universal.

Robert Siegel talks with Aleksa Djilas, historian and political commentator in Belgrade, about the arrest of Slobodan Milosevic.