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whether to make public an Ethics Committee report into the conduct of House Speaker Newt Gingrich. The investigation has been underway for two years, and the committee is deeply divided along party lines.

Homeland security warriors at the Pentagon and the CIA say the next terrorist attack may be prevented by investing in data-mining -- the science of finding patterns in colossal amounts of information. Companies are lining up to supply the government with the equipment to process the raw data. NPR's Larry Abramson reports.

NPR's Michael Sullivan reports on the shaky cease-fire along the line that divides Kashmir between Pakistan and India. Thousands of angry residents in Indian Kashmir took to the streets for a second day on Thursday to protest the alleged police killing of two former militants.

Seismologists who have been studying tectonic plates beneath India were surprised by the location of the earthquake, because it happened in an area where fault lines had not been detected. As a result of the earthquake, the new seismographic information could have both scientific and political consequences. Host Lisa Simeone speaks with Jeffrey Park, professor of geology and geophysics at Yale University.

NPR's Peter Kenyon reports that the President's tax-cut proposals will be coming to Capitol Hill tomorrow. Mr. Bush is urging lawmakers to hold the line at one-point-six-trillion dollars. But business interests are also trying to jump aboard the bandwagon, which could make the final package much bigger.

Voters began lining up four hours early to hear Republican presidential nominee George W. Bush give a speech in Saginaw, Michigan this afternoon. Most had heard about the news about Bush's arrest for driving under the influence of alcohol 24 years ago. But NPR's Don Gonyea reports, for Bush supporters, the news made little difference.

Linda talks with Mike Shatzkin, CEO and Founder of the Idea Logical Company, about Stephen King's decision to suspend on-line publication of his book, The Plant. He says King's decision to stop publishing the book came as no surprise. The interest for the book has dwindled, and customers were no longer willing to pay.

This weekend, Napster, the on-line music swapping service says it will filter up to 1 million music files, before a court injunction orders the service to do so. From Seattle, NPR's Robert Smith visits with students at the University of Washington, where several are downloading as many files as they can before the filters are in place.

The Senate confirms Alberto Gonzales as attorney general, 60-36. The vote was mostly along party lines, with nearly every Democrat voting no. Several lawmakers criticized his policies on interrogating detainees in Iraq and Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.

Martha Stewart has completed her five-month sentence for lying to federal prosecutors about a stock sale. Though she still faces five more months of restricted travel, Stewart's release will allow her to focus on her two new TV shows and a new line of furniture.