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NPR's Steve Inskeep is joined by Lynn Reaser, chief economist at Bank of America capital management, to discuss what Wall Street may be looking for in a new Treasury Secretary. Paul O'Neill resigned from the post on Friday.

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Gordon Parks is the legendary African-American photographer known for documenting the lives of the poor, and for being the first black staff photographer for Life magazine. Jon Kalish reports that last weekend, Parks celebrated his 90th birthday in New York City with a group of African-American photographers from around the country.

Demand grows among Boston parishioners for Cardinal Bernard Law to step down from the Catholic Archdiocese. Protestors may have kept Law away from Mass today. WBUR's Monica Brady-Myerov reports.

North Carolina's electricity was knocked out when an ice storm that hit the state on Wednesday. Dozens of people have been killed by the snow and ice that came with the storm. National Guardsmen, local police and utility workers have been working to restore power to more than a million people. Steve speaks with Greensboro resident Martha Walton about how she's been coping for the past four days.

NPR's Don Gonyea reports on who may replace former Treasury Secretary Paul O'Neill.

The FBI continues its investigation into Ptech, a Boston-area software company suspected of having a connection to Yasin al Qadi, an alleged terrorist. NPR's Chris Arnold reports.

Continuing the discussion on a post-O'Neill Treasury, Steve speaks with David Sylvester, a financial writer at the San Jose Mercury News. Sylvester has been following the aftermath of O'Neill's announcement and how Western businesses are reacting to the possible shift in policies.

The Global Relief Foundation continues to mount a strong defense against Justice Department charges the Islamic charity is corrupt. It was one of three charities whose assets were frozen last year in an effort to choke the funding of terrorists. NPR's John Burnett reports.

North Korean officials say they will reopen a nuclear power plant closed under a 1994 agreement with Washington. The move raises new concerns about North Korea's efforts to develop nuclear weapons. Hear NPR's Rob Gifford and Johns Hopkins professor Donald Oberdorfer.