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Shes a former staff writer for the Washington Post. Shes written a new memoir about divorce, Breaking Apart: Dreaming of Divorce (Hyperion). She writes about the slow unraveling of her 12 year marriage, and the impact on herself, her husband, and their two sons. She writes, "There are those who believe it is simple selfishness that leads people to divorce. For those of us who have lived it, its hard to see why anyone would rip out their veins for some immature or narcissistic desire to get what they want."

Scott reviews the news of the week with Hendrick Hertzberg, political columnist and senior editor of The New Yorker magazine.

Scott with some thoughts a parody of Margaret Mitchell's Gone With the Wind.

Scott talks with the Doyenne of Dirt, Ketzel Levine, about noxious weeds. Ketzel says that one region's common garden plant can be another regions invasive pest. (6:00) NOTE: There is plenty more dirt to be found in our Talking Plants section.

NPR's Robert Smith reports that pilot Shane Osborn recounted the details of the EP-3 accident in a news conference today in Hawaii before the crew returned home.

After being detained in China for 11 days, the 24-member crew arrived in Seattle shortly after 7:00 pm EDT for an emotional reunion with their families. Lisa talks with NPR's Wendy Kaufman at Whidbey Naval Base in Washington State.

After struggling with the Earned Income Tax Credit, commentator Len Burman argues that what the IRS calls fraud is often just confusion. (2:56).

NPR's Don Gonyea reports President Bush took note of the taxpayer's deadline today by attending a tax cut rally sponsored by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. The president used the occasion to argue for his own combination of tax cuts, totaling $1.6 trillion over 10 years.

Robert Siegel talks with Beth Herzfeld, spokeswoman for Anti-Slavery International (www.antislavery.org), about children on a boat that is missing off the coast of Benin. The ship is said to be taking part in a thriving slave trade in children.

T.V. critic David Bianculli reviews last nights premiere of NBCS The Weakest Link the latest British-imported game show.