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NPR's Michael Sullivan reports on a bribery scandal that is tearing at India's government. The president of the main governing party has resigned, and the scandal has put in jeopardy the administration's coalition government.

Robert Siegel talks with Amnon Rubinstein, an Israeli member of parliament for the left-wing Meretz Party. They talk about why there's been little Israeli protest -- even from peace advocates -- against the military strikes on Palestinian targets.

Robert Siegel speaks with Bill and Miriam Brownwell, who founded WeTip, a non-profit organziation where citizens can anonymously report information regarding a crime. The Bromwells says that citizens fear reprisal from criminals if they report crimes to the police, so they act as the neutral third party.

The Senate Judiciary committee votes 10-8 along party lines to send Alberto Gonzales's nomination as attorney general to the full Senate. The Senate is expected to confirm the Gonzales.

The nine Democrats seeking their party's presidential nomination meet in Albuquerque, New Mexico for their second debate. Hear NPR's Mara Liasson.

NPR's Peter Kenyon reports on the first day of 107th Senate. Democrats will be in the majority for two weeks, then republicans will take control. Questions remain over whether the two parties can work together.

As a kid, commentator Bill Harley pondered the mysteries of the teachers' lounge at his elementary school. The name implied power, but it was hard to know what it really meant. An emergency once forced him to go into the lounge - where a party was progress - forever shaping his view of the secret room.

NPR's Tovia Smith profiles Andrew Card, who is expected to become White House chief of staff in a Bush administration. A longtime Bush family loyalist, Card is seen as a tough manager, but one who has the ability to reach across party lines.

Robert talks with Matthew Rothschild, editor of The Progressive magazine, about how Ralph Nader's run for President on the Green Party ticket affected the final outcome of the election. Rothschild was a strong Nader supporter. (4:45) See http://www.progressive.org for more information.

Host Linda Wertheimer talks with NPR's Linda Gradstein in Jerusalem about moves to dissolve the Israeli Parliament and hold early elections. The opposition Likud Party sponsored the motion, citing dissatisfaction with the Barak government's handling of the Palestinian uprising.