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NPR's Tavis Smiley has a conversation with Dr. Mindy Thompson Fullilove about her book Root Shock, which explores urban renewal programs between 1949 and 1973 and their impact on African-American neighborhoods.

Ultimately, the support of potential U.S. voters between now and November may depend on comments like the ones Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan made Tuesday. Greenspan warned the economy would suffer significantly in the event of another terrorist attack within the United States. NPR's Tavis Smiley discusses the state of the economy with author-economist Julianne Malveaux and Alison Fraser, director of Economic Policy Studies at the Heritage Foundation.

The death of former President Ronald Reagan, who suffered from Alzheimer's disease for a decade before his death, has revived stem cell research as a political issue. NPR's Madeleine Brand speaks with NPR's Joe Palca about a new poll measuring public support for embryonic stem cell research.

A staff report from the Sept. 11 commission says the Pentagon's air-defense command wasted precious time and missed a chance to intercept at least one of the hijacked planes used in the 2001 attacks. The report largely blames inadequate emergency procedures that didn't account for a response to suicide hijackings. Hear NPR's Mary Louise Kelly and NPR's Steve Inskeep.

One of the most competitive contests in the U.S. House of Representatives this year is also one of the most ethnically diverse. Republican Goli Ameri, originally from Iran, is challenging Democratic incumbent David Wu, the only Chinese-American member of Congress. Colin Fogarty reports from Oregon Public Broadcasting.

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks with U.N. envoy to Iraq Lakhdar Brahimi about Iraq's future. Brahimi admits the United States will continue to have a significant presence there, but puts a great deal of faith in Iraq's newly announced government.

The Supreme Court dismisses on a technicality a lawsuit seeking to drop the phrase "under God" from the Pledge of Allegiance, sidestepping the issue of whether the phrase violates the separation of church and state. The ruling relieved both conservatives and civil liberties groups. Both sides of the debate feared that a win would have triggered a divisive fight to amend the Constitution. NPR's Nina Totenberg reports.

The Yongblood Brass Band plays an infectious blend of Dixieland, soul, rock and hip-hop. NPR's Michele Norris talks to members of the group and they perform in Studio 4A.

President Bush says George Tenet has resigned as CIA director for "personal reasons" and will leave the spy agency next month. Tenet has been under intense fire for intelligence failures in Iraq. His deputy will lead the agency temporarily until a successor is found. Hear NPR's Steve Inskeep and NPR's Mary Louise Kelly.

One year after a transitional government was installed to reunify the Democratic Republic of the Congo and end its civil war, the government controls little of the vast nation. Riots and recent fighting have raised the specter of renewed conflict. NPR's Jason Beaubien reports on the nation's decimated infrastructure, endemic corruption, and general impoverishment.