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2: Stage and screen actor JOE MANTEGNA. Long an associate of Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright David Mamet, MANTEGNA starred in the stage version of "Glengarry Glen Ross", for which he won a Tony Award. MANTEGNA revels in shady characters: gamblers, cutthroat salesman, mobsters and Hollywood hucksters. His film work includes Mamet's "House of Games" and "Homicide" and his newest film has just been released: "Searching for Bobby Fischer". (Rebroa

The attorney of David Kaczynski, the brother of the man suspected of being the Unabomber, described the family's efforts in the case. Attorney Tony Bisceglie (Biss-SEGG-lee) told reporters that David had begun to suspect the possibility of his brother's involvement in the Unabomb case last summer, because Theodore had written letters and articles with themes and phraseology similar to the Unabomber, and because he had lived in parts of the country associated with the Unabomber. Bisceglie said that after the Unabomber's manifesto was published last year, David worked with a private investigator and a former FBI behaviour analyst before he went to the FBI. NPR's Nina Totenberg reports.

Tony Rohr was fired earlier this month for refusing to open his Elkhart, Ind., restaurant on Thanksgiving. He wanted his employees to spend the holiday with their families. The story went viral and boycotts were threatened.

Kevin Ward was struck and killed by NASCAR champion Tony Stewart during a race in Upstate New York, after Ward exited his vehicle.

John Ydstie talks with three people who are working to get more people to vote. One of them is Daniel Berwick, the Get-Out-the-Vote campaign coordinator for Democrat Tony Sanchez's run for Governor of Texas. Berwick's group has about 300 vans taking volunteers into neighborhoods throughout the state to knock on more than a million doors each weekend. John also talks with Dan Lavey, a Republican political consultant in Oregon, and Julie Gibson, who works for the Missouri Democratic Party.

Jazz Historian WILL FREIDWALD. Hes the author of books like –Jazz Singing: Americas Greatest Voices from Bessie Smith to Bebop to Beyond—, –Sinatra! The Song is You: A Singers Art— and a contributor to Tony Bennetts autobiography –The Good Life.— Most recently, he wrote the liner notes for Mosaic Records release of –The Complete Columbia Mildred Bailey Sessions,— a comprehensive 10 disc set of the legendary singers recordings. He talks today about Baileys influence in American music.

British Prime Minister Tony Blair visits Iraq's new prime minister, Nouri al-Maliki, in Baghdad. British officials say the leaders spoke about the eventual departure of foreign forces from Iraq. Maliki has said his top priority is halting insurgent attacks and stemming sectarian violence that has wracked the country.

Former U.S. President Ronald Reagan's remains will be taken from the Capitol Rotunda -- where tens of thousands have come to pay last respects -- to the Washington National Cathedral for a national funeral service Friday morning. The list of dignitaries attending includes former presidents Bill Clinton, Gerald Ford and Jimmy Carter, British Prime Minister Tony Blair and former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev. NPR's Pam Fessler reports.

Rumor has it that two things made Tom Robbins become a writer: taking LSD and moving to Seattle. So, since we're in Seattle, we've invited Robbins to play a game called "Unleash the power within!" Three questions about self-help guru Tony Robbins.

President Bush heads to Brussels to begin attempts to repair trans-Atlantic relations, severely damaged by divisions over the U.S.-led war in Iraq. The first international trip of Bush's second term will include meetings with French President Jacques Chirac and British Prime Minister Tony Blair.