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Graham Spanier lost his job in the wake of the scandal over former assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky. Spanier says he never knew Sandusky was molesting young boys.

There's just something about a MoonPie. It's hard to find a Southern country store that doesn't stock them. There are contests to see how many of the chocolate-covered-graham-cracker-and-marshmallow treats people can eat. On Morning Edition, Melanie Peeples explores the MoonPie phenomenon.

It's Spring Fund Drive, Day 3, Outdoor Adventure Day and we've got a BIG day ahead on KSUT. We'll be drawing for incredible and adventurous prizes…

Bipartisan bonhomie broke out Thursday afternoon when four Democratic and four Republican senators made a case for their comprehensive immigration overhaul proposal. "America is an idea; nobody owns it," said Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C. "We've got to create order out of chaos."

Critics say a push to raise the mandatory pilot retirement age and cut flight time licensing requirements may ease a pilot shortage, but that could affect safety.

Judge Sonia Sotomayor, President Obama's nominee to replace Justice David Souter on the Supreme Court, answered questions Tuesday from several members of a Senate panel at her confirmation hearing. At issue were her handling of the New Haven firefighters' case and previous statements about life experience and impartiality.

President Bush completes his trip to South Asia with a final stop in Pakistan. He gave Pakastani President Pervez Musharraf high marks for his role in combatting terrorism. Islamabad-based journalist Graham Usher tells Debbie Elliott about Saturday's meeting.

2: Alto Saxophonist VERNARD JOHNSON. He's best known for his Gospel playing, performing with preachers like, E.V. Hill, Billy Graham, and Bishop L. H. Ford. His saxophone was considered too raucous for the Gospel circuit when he began playing there in the mid-60's, but eventually he became a favorite on the evangelical circuit. Robert Palmer, in "The New York Times," writes, "The force and passion of the man's alto saxophone sounds are matched only by its creamy richness...listeners may think it sounds more like rhythm and blues, rock, or jazz than conventional Gospel music." Johnson's collection of performances called "I'm Alive" was released in 1991 on the Elektra Nonesuch label. (REBROADCAST/ Originally aired 8

The Detroit News says that state Rep. Todd Courser sought to spread a rumor that he is homosexual to hide his extramarital affair with a female lawmaker.

Moonshine used to be big business in the South, an illegal business that also kept the federal courthouses busy. Now one of those facilities, once on the front lines of the war on homemade booze, is shutting down.