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Host Bob Edwards talks with NPR's Peter Overby about campaign finance reform. The McCain-Feingold bill comes before the Senate this week, even as momentum is growing to alter or kill the measure. (3:55) Check out more coverage of Power, Money & Influence.

NPR's Susan Stamberg reports that Americans in the 1940s embraced French cooking, and gave rise to a distinctly American style of cuisine in the decades since. She speaks with author and chef Patrick Kuh, about his book, The Last Days of Haute Cuisine.

Barbara Mantel reports from an Early Head Start Program in New York City where toddlers in "Baby School" get close attention to their development and diets. Their parents, often poor teens or immigrants, are welcomed into the classroom to learn parenting skills and good nutrition.

Host Bob Edwards chats with sports commentator John Feinstein. They talk about which teams made it through the first weekend of college basketball's March Madness -- and which ones didn't.

Renee Montagne talks with bluesman R.L. Burnside about his new album Wish I Were in Heaven Sitting Down. She also speaks with Matthew Johnson, head of Fat Possum Records.

Noah Adams speaks with Thomas Mann, senior fellow at the Brookings Institution about another provision in the debate -- paycheck protection. Currently unions can use money raised from dues for political action. This provision would require unions to gain the permission of union members to use any portion of their dues for politics. Mann explains that while some want this provision to extend to corporations --that would be extremely difficult. He also explains how this requirement could extend to any organization, the Sierra Club or the Christian Coalition for example, that use dues for political activity.

NPR's Larry Abramson reports on the 15-year journey of the world's first true space station. Russian cosmonauts as well as politicians recall Mir with fondness: it provided truly new scientific information about long-duration space flight's effects on humans, as well a politically valuable comeback for the Soviet Union after the U.S. pulled ahead in the space race. Mir outlived its expected life span, and recently the aging orbiter has experienced a series of mishaps and accidents. Russia will "de-orbit" the craft this week and bring it back to a fiery grave somewhere, hopefully, in the Pacific Ocean.

Harriet Jones reports nursing homes in Connecticut are bracing for a one day strike. Workers say they're being forced to care for too many patients. They're asking for increased staffing as well as higher wages. They plan to hit the picket lines Tuesday morning.

Marion Winik talks about the woes of adult children dealing with dating parents. The role reversal includes questioning whether mom's date measures-up, and is she practicing safe sex? In the end, though, what we really want for our dating parents is true love -- and we want to be able to go for it.

NPR's David Welna reports on the first day of Senate debate on the latest version of the McCain-Feingold campaign finance reform bill. Although the two senators have introduced the bill six times in the last six years, this is the first time it's been fully debated. (4:16) Check out more NPR News coverage of Power, Money & Influence.