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NPR's Pam Fessler reports on President Bush's first formal news conference since taking office.

Phillip Davis reports that a media review of uncounted presidential ballots in Miami-Dade County showed a net gain for Al Gore of 49 votes. The interim review, sponsored by The Miami Herald and USA Today, suggests that had state officials accepted a Gore campaign request for recounts in four counties -- Miami-Dade, Broward, Palm Beach and Volusia -- Gore still would have lost the election by 140 votes.

Host Bob Edwards takes a look at the festivities that will occur in schools today, to celebrate Read Across America Day. It appears that many school principals are willing to go to great lengths to get their students to read more.

Critic Bob Mondello thinks out loud about a theme that keeps cropping up in recent motion pictures-- Reality TV. The movies 15 MINUTES and SERIES 7 are the latest in the trend.

After 200 years in business, Galt and Brother jewelery store near the White House closed its doors just last week. Host Lisa Simeone takes a window shopping tour of the historic store.

Commentator Patrick Rucker says many of the St. Patrick's Day celebrations in his native Ireland have been cancelled because of the foot-and-mouth scare. But he believes St. Patrick would have liked a little less commotion anyway.

NPR's Andy Bowers reports that testimony will continue today in the naval Court of Inquiry on the accident between a U.S. submarine and a Japanese fishing boat.

Linda Wertheimer talks with Peter DeWitt, spokesman for the Portland, Maine, Public Works Department, about a shortage of places to dump snow. DeWitt says Portland has received 76 inches of snow this year, 16 inches above the norm.

President Bush has delayed for 60 days a possible strike by Northwest Airline's mechanics. Other major airlines facing labor troubles see today's federal intervention as a signal the president may help them avert strikes too. Minnesota Public Radio's Mark Zdechlik reports.

John talks to Robet Sapolsky, author of the new book, The Primate's Memoir about his life studying baboons in Africa.