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Host Melissa Block introduces a new Morning Edition series examining literacy. Many claim low test scores and poor writing ability are caused by one thing -- young people don't read as much as they should. But some high school students disagree.

NPR's Guy Raz in Ankara reports many Turks are questioning their government's dealings with the International Monetary Fund. They say the recent financial crisis would not have occurred if the government had refused to implement IMF-backed economic reforms.

Noah Adams talks with Jerry Molen, one of the producers of the film Schindler's List about Leopold Page -- a Holocaust survivor credited with making Oskar Schindler a household name. Leopold Page died Friday in Los Angeles at the age of 87.

Seattle has become one of the busiest places outside of Los Angeles for recording film scores. Session recordings made by some of the musicians from the Seattle Symphony Orchestra are cutting into a business once dominated by L.A. session musicians. The main reason is money -- film producers want to save money, and groups like the Seattle musicians help cut costs. Marcie Sillman of member station KUOW reports that musicians, some of whom are members of the Seattle Symphony recorded 100 soundtracks last year. Last month, they played 26 soundtrack jobs.

NPR's Eric Weiner reports that Japan's Prime Minister, Yoshiro Mori met today with other leaders of the Liberal Democratic Party. After saying this weekend that he would step down as prime minister, he now says he did NOT offer to resign. His party is reportedly exasperated with Mori, whose approval rating has dropped into single digit range. Mori will likely be a lame duck by the time he meets President Bush on March 19th at the White House.

NPR's Susan Stamberg talks with two teenage girls about the meaning of loyalty. They say loyalty over boys, school, drugs, or their health, is something they are sorting out on a case-by-case basis.

NPR's Howard Berkes reports that the city of Los Angeles is considering increasing the amount of electricity it imports from a coal-burning plant in Utah. California's pollution laws prohibit building a similar plant in that state.

Host Bob Edwards speaks with James Glassman, resident fellow at the American Enterprise Institute and Robert J. Shiller, professor of economics at Yale University. They debate whether the U.S. stock market has really hit its bottom, and give their forecasts for the days and months to come.

NPR's Mara Liasson reports that the Washington reaction to last week's school shooting was muted. Gun control advocates are worried that their allies in Congress are afraid to speak up, for fear of losing re-election. Political analysts say Al Gore's strong support of gun control cost him several crucial states, including West Virginia.

Host Bob Edwards talks with NPR's Kenneth Walker in Kampala. In Uganda's presidential election the returns are still not complete but incumbent Yoweri Museveni has a decisive lead. However, local and international monitors have reported election irregularities, and there are allegations of outright fraud.