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She was the founding executive director of the Harvard University Carr Center for Human Rights Policy. She's written for U.S. News and World Report, The Atlantic Monthly, The Economist and The New Yorker. Her book, A Problem from Hell: America and the Age of Genocide, is winner of the Pulitzer Prize.

In America, it is possible to work full time but not make a living. NPR's Noah Adams begins a year-long special assignment, traveling the nation to profile America's low-income workforce. In this segment, Adams profiles Sandy Hicks, a housekeeper at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville.

Senate Republicans reject calls for an immediate public hearing on how the Bush administration used U.S. intelligence on Iraq's weapons of mass destructions to make the case for war. Senate Intelligence Committee Chairman Pat Roberts (R-KS) accuses Democrats of playing partisan politics. NPR's David Welna reports.

Dorothy Height, a longtime civil rights leader, talks to NPR's Juan Williams about her new memoir. Height also recounts her experiences as one of the leading figures in the civil rights movement.

More than 20 million workers earn less than $9 an hour, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. At those levels, many people have trouble making a living. In Corbin, Ky., NPR's Noah Adams talks with 24-year-old Marshall Cox, who earns $6.25 an hour as a fast-food worker but dreams of pursuing a career in drafting.

NPR's Jacki Lyden talks to Brian Hall, author of the new book I Should Be Extremely Happy in Your Company: A Novel of Lewis and Clark. The book attempts to recreate the thoughts -- and the language -- of Lewis and Clark, and their companions on the journey west.

Host Bob Edwards talks with commentator John Feinstein about the upcoming U.S. Open golf tournament. All eyes are on Tiger Woods to see if he can overcome his recent string of losses and retain his title.

In her new memoir, Living History, she writes about growing up in the 1950s, her life in the White House, the Senate, and her husband's sex scandal.

He was the Weekend Update anchor on Saturday Night Live from 1998 to 2000, and was known for his satirical coverage of the Clinton-Lewinsky scandal. He's now starring in Comedy Central's Tough Crowd with Colin Quinn.

The American military faces increased opposition in Iraq, including frequent attacks on U.S. convoys. Striking back, U.S. forces kill more than 60 people in a raid on what U.S. officials describe as a terrorist training camp near the Syrian border. Hear NPR's Scott Simon and NPR's Ivan Watson.