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U.S. governors unite in a bipartisan effort to hold onto their Medicaid money, even as President Bush considers cuts to help balance the federal budget. NPR's Tony Cox speaks with Michael Cannon, director of health care studies at the Cato Institute, and Victoria Wachino, health policy director at the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities.

NPR's Mike Pesca examines how the amount of relief aid pledged by the United States to South Asian countries in the wake of the tsunami disaster compares to what other countries have offered. After a United Nation official complained this week about the generosity of the richest countries of the world, United States officials countered that no single nation gives more than America.

Florida's biggest agricultural crop is nursery plants, which suffered losses when four major hurricanes swept through the state this year. Many nursery owners are single entrepreneurs or families who can't bounce back from a natural disaster as easily as big businesses. Hear NPR's Ari Shapiro.

As Ukraine's Supreme Court prepares to address election fraud charges, opposition candidate Viktor Yushchenko tells his supporters to stay in Kiev's streets. Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych, the declared winner, rallies supporters in eastern Ukraine, where local politicians are calling for a split from the central government. NPR's Emily Harris reports.

Commentator Joseph C. Phillips says the high hopes placed on the youth vote during the last election, fell short because celebrities and catch phrases - do not a vote make.

Writer Gretel Ehrlich spent much time with indigenous hunters in Greenland. Global warming threatens their culture — as well as the Arctic ecosystem. She's the author of the upcoming book, The Future of Ice.

President Bush begins his second term, urging Americans to expand the frontiers of freedom around the world and challenging young people in particular to "serve in a cause larger than your wants." The speech was the centerpiece of a day devoted to tradition and tribute.

The conflict in Iraq, Social Security, and the future of the Supreme Court are among the top issues that will challenge President Bush over the next four years. We also consider the Bush legacy to come, as we look ahead on Inauguration Day.

In the second of two stories, high school students who are children of immigrants in Fremont, Calif., talk about cultural identity and the pressures to succeed academically. Hear NPR's Claudio Sanchez.

Jazz trumpeter Clark Terry, 83, was a mentor to Miles Davis and performed with Count Basie and Duke Ellington. He recently donated his archive of memorabilia to William Paterson University in New Jersey. NPR's Jacki Lyden interviews Terry just before he takes the stage at New York's Jazz Gallery.