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In the Miami Cuban community, news of the arrest of Cuban exile Luis Posada Cariles has many people upset. Fidel Castro has asked the U.S. to extradite the Cuban exile, and former CIA operative, for his alleged role in a deadly airplane bombing. It's not clear why or where the U.S. is holding him.

Michele Norris talks with Professor Jack Pitney about the campaign promises made by Los Angeles mayor-elect Antonio Villaraigosa, and the challenges he will face trying to fulfill them when he takes office. Pitney is a professor of government at Claremont-McKenna College in California and is the author of The Art of Political Warfare.

As some of the world's best yo-yo performers stop by the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History, we take a look at an enduring toy and talk to the curator of the museum's collection.

As Israel prepares to withdraw from the Gaza Strip, a new independent analysis is raising questions about the Palestinian security services' ability to control the area. The report describes the security services as underarmed, overstaffed and undermined by corruption.

The gritty new drama Over There tells the story of a U.S. army unit stationed in Iraq on its first tour of duty. The program debuts Wednesday and is the latest from Emmy-winning TV producer Steven Bochco.

A poll by the Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life concludes that 55 percent of Americans have favorable opinions of Muslim-Americans. The survey also finds a decreasing number of Americans who think Islam is a violent religion.

Former senator and Republican leader Bob Dole has written a new memoir about his experience in World War II. Late in the war in Italy, Dole was injured; he nearly died, and spent years in recovery. He was left with a paralyzed right arm. His new book is 'One Soldier's Story.'

NPR's Farai Chideya speaks with Abraham McLaughlin, African correspondent for the Christian Science Monitor, about Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe and the country's stature within the region following recent parliamentary elections.

Frankie Andreu, a nine-time Tour de France participant, is providing commentary on this year's race for the Outdoor Life Network. He looks on as Lance Armstrong sails toward his seventh consecutive Tour victory.

President Bush's nominee for NASA director, Michael Griffin, may revive efforts to repair the Hubble Space Telescope at his confirmation hearing. NASA previously abandoned a plan to use an unmanned robot to repair the telescope, but a new internal review has given high marks to the same proposal.