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All this week, the Navy has been conducting a Court of Inquiry into the Feb. 9 collision between a U.S. submarine and a Japanese fishing trawler. The surfacing USS Greeneville crippled the fishing vessel and sent nine of its passengers down with it. The first week of testimony has left many questions unanswered, but it may finally have begun the process of healing for the victims' families and for relations between the two countries. From Honolulu, NPR's Andy Bowers reports.

Linda Wertheimer talks with David Richardson, a farmer from County Carlow, Ireland, about the measures being taken to prevent the spread of foot and mouth disease. There has been only one case of foot and mouth disease in Ireland.

Scott speaks about the Freedmen's Bureau with Joseph Reidy, professor of history at Howard University. Documents from the Bureau, which was established following the Civil War to help freed slaves adjust to their new lives, are due to be surveyed by the National Archives.

Host Scott Simon talks with Deborah Bishop, co-author of Hello Midnight: An Insomniac's Literary Bedside Companion about why and how she wrote a book on Insomnia.

Commentator Carol Wasserman has an essay about menopause.

Scott reviews the news of the week with senior news analyst Daniel Schorr.

NPR's Jim Zarroli reports on the anniversary of the NASDAQ's all-time high. A year ago, the index hit 5,048. Yesterday, it finished at 2,052 -- leading tech investors to wonder what happened.

Scott discusses The System, a high-scoring, high-tempo coaching strategy employed by Grinnell College Men's Basketball Coach David Arseneault.

NPR's Rick Karr reports on the fight between Boston public radio station WBUR and the former host and former senior producer of the popular morning talk show, The Connection. They have had a disagreement over ownership of the show.

NPR's Don Gonyea has been travelling with the President and reports on Mr. Bush's efforts to gain Senatorial support for his tax cut plan.