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John Servis, trainer of champion thoroughbred Smarty Jones, says the horse's rambunctious attitude and sheer speed set him apart from other horses he's trained. He calls the animal -- which he is preparing for a possible Triple Crown win Saturday at the Belmont Stakes -- the Muhammad Ali of the horse world. Servis speaks with NPR's Steve Inskeep.

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks with singer-songwriter Patty Griffin in Studio 4A. She and her band also perform songs from Impossible Dream, her latest CD.

Thousands of demonstrators crowd the streets of Rome to protest U.S. policies on Iraq and terrorism as President Bush visits the Eternal City. He went to the Vatican Friday to present Pope John Paul II with the Presidential Medal of Freedom, and later met with Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi. The pope, who opposed the U.S.-led invasion and occupation of Iraq, blessed the appointment of a new Iraqi government in Baghdad. NPR's Don Gonyea reports.

NPR's Tavis Smiley discusses former President Ronald Reagan's legacy with Kiron Skinner, co-editor of several books on Reagan, and a member of Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld's Defense Policy Board. Also joining the discussion is former Republican congressman J.C. Watts. Reagan died this Saturday at the age of 93.

Admirers gather to remember President Ronald Reagan, who died Saturday at his Southern California home after a long struggle with Alzheimer's. Elsewhere, Republicans and former allies recalled the former president. President Reagan's body will be brought to Washington to lie in state in the Capitol. Hear NPR's Ina Jaffe, NPR's Andrea Seabrook and NPR's Liane Hansen.

NPR's Alex Chadwick speaks with NPR's Madeleine Brand about services planned this week to honor late President Ronald Reagan.

Scott Morrison says he followed security officials' advice in managing relations with the Solomon Islands after the South Pacific neighbor's leader alleged he'd been threatened with invasion.

NPR's Alex Chadwick talks with Slate political writer Will Saletan about how Sen. John Kerry and President Bush will slow their campaigning this week to mourn the death of President Ronald Reagan.

NPR's Madeleine Brand reports from the Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, Calif., where President Ronald Reagan's casket will be on view for mourners through Tuesday.

Brian Byrnes reports on a murder scandal in a northern Argentine province that has shaken a family that's controlled the territory for decades.