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Japanese authorities are trying to determine the identity of a man who tried to sneak into the country on a fake passport. It is thought that he might be Kim Jong Nam, the 29- year-old son of North Korean leader Kim Jong Il. Linda Wertheimer speaks with Mark Magnier, Tokyo bureau chief of the L.A. Times.

NPR's Phillip Davis reports from Miami on the sweeping election reform bill that Florida legislators are expected to pass today. The legislation would replace the antiquated voting machines that were so problematic in the November presidential election with up-to-date equipment.

NPR's satire show Rewind has some ideas about how millionaire Dennis Tito is spending his time on the International Space Station. (2:50

NPR's Mike Shuster reports Indonesian President Abdurrahman Wahid gave a vague and perfunctory response to the Indonesian parliament's vote on Monday to censure him. The censure clears the way for possible impeachment on corruption charges. Wahid's aloof response appears to have strengthened opposition to his continued rule.

Number 21 on the Billboard top 100 this week: India Arie, with her first CD, Acoustic Soul. She has drawn impressive comparisons to Roberta Flack, Tracy Chapman and Bill Withers. Reviewer Sarah Bardeen says that Arie deserves the success. India Arie's Acoustic Soul is on Motown Records.

When disparaging remarks about Jews by Charlie Ward of the New York Knicks were published in a magazine, they generated a barrage of criticism and media commentary. Ward is just the latest athlete to find himself in an unwelcome spotlight for controversial comments unrelated to sports. Are these athlete eruptions worth all the attention, or are they better simply ignored? NPR's Tom Goldman reports.

The Simon Weisenthal Center has approached the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints to ask that 200 names of famous Jews be taken off a list of people baptized into the Mormon faith after their death. In 1995, the church agreed to stop the posthumous baptism of Jews who died in the Holocaust. But the family of Anne Frank, and others have remained on the rolls -- though they never subscribed to Mormonism during their lives. Linda Wertheimer talks with NPR's Howard Berkes who is in Salt Lake City.

The California Supreme Court has ruled that a T-shirt artist must pay licensing fees for using the images of the Three Stooges. Robert Siegel talks with Robert N. Benjamin, the attorney for the plaintiff in the case, Comedy III Productions. (3:00) For information on licensing fees, go to www.threestooges.com.

NPR's Vicky O'Hara reports on today's visit to Washington, D.C., by Israeli Foreign Minister Shimon Peres. Peres will meet with President Bush to discuss a ceasefire initiative in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The proposal was the genesis of talks with Egypt and Jordan who are looking to help end the nearly eight months of violence in Israel.

Host Bob Edwards talks with NPR's David D'Arcy on yesterday's indictments of the former chairmen of Sotheby's and Christie's auction houses for alleged price-fixing in the mid-90s. The two auction houses reportedly control 90 percent of the world's live auctions of artwork and jewelry.