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A sound montage of some of the voices in this past week's news, including President Bill Clinton, British Prime Minister Tony Blair and Craig Venter, president of Celera Genomics on the mapping of the human genetic code; Armando Guiterrez, spokesman for the Miami relatives, on Elian Gonzalez's trip back home to Cuba; Sen. Arlen Specter (R-Penn) on the campaign finance investigations; Atlanta Braves relief pitcher John Rocker on his return to the New York; Gloria Feldt, president of Planned Parenthood, and James Bopp, general counsel of the National Right to Life Committee on the Supreme Court's ruling on abortion.

Sinatra, Streisand, Rosemary Clooney and Tony Bennett — even Fred Astaire — have all recorded their songs: The husband-and-wife team of Marilyn and Alan Bergman has been writing irresistible tunes together for 50 years. Alan Bergman has recorded an album of their songs with the Berlin Radio Orchestra; it's called Lyrically.

In January 1856, fugitive slave Margaret Garner killed her infant daughter with a butcher knife rather than see her returned to bondage. Toni Morrison turned the story into the novel Beloved, and has now written an opera, Margaret Garner, which debuts Saturday. Detroit Public Radio's Celeste Headlee reports.

President Bush and British Prime Minister Tony Blair conclude a summit in Northern Ireland. The two say the United Nations will have a "vital role" in postwar Iraq. Bush suggests the role primarily would be humanitarian. But Blair is under pressure from his public and European neighbors to permit a leading U.N. role in governing and rebuilding Iraq. NPR's Sylvia Poggioli reports.

NPR's Scott Simon talks to actor Kevin Kline, who stars as Cole Porter in the new motion picture about the man and his music, De-Lovely. Kline made a stunning dramatic film debut in Sophie's Choice, but he may be best known for his roles in the film comedies A Fish Called Wanda and In and Out. He's also won Tony Awards for his Broadway performances in On the 20th Century and Pirates of Penzance.

Rick Peckham teaches guitar at the Berklee School of Music — and he plays a mean Telecaster himself. Now his trio — with Tony Scherr on bass and Jim Black on drums — has released a CD called Left End.

Actress Christine BaranskI. Shes probably best known for her work on the TV series Cybill, in which she played Maryann, the best friend of Cybill Shepherd. Shes currently starring in the TV sitcom Welcome To New York (CBS). She also plays Martha May Whovier in the new film Dr Seuss How the Grinch Stole Christmas. Shes won two Emmys, an American Comedy Award, a Screen Actors Guild Award, and two Tonys for her theater performances. Her film credits include Bowfinger, Cruel Intentions, and The Birdcage. Her plays include The Real Thing and The House of Blue Leaves.

The world premiere of Tony Award-winner Warren Leight's new play is at Baltimore's Center Stage. In 1999, his play, Side Man, was a critical and box office hit. But his next play flopped and he could no longer find a venue for his work. Now, Center Stage has asked him to write a play. No Foreigners Beyond This Point is based on Leight's experience in a remote Chinese village in 1980. NPR's Elizabeth Blair reports.

Liane speaks with "Spider" John Koerner (KER-ner), whose legendary 1963 folk/blues recording, "Blues, Rags, & Hollers" with Dave "Snaker" Ray and Tony "Little Sun" Glove has just been reissued on CD (Red House Records RHR CD 76). The group has also reunited on "One Foot in the Groove" (Tim/Kerr Records TK96CD137), and Koerner has a solo CD called "StarGeezer" (Red House Records RHR CD 84).

As Congress prepares to launch hearings into questionable intelligence provided on Iraq's weapons capability, President Bush dismisses as "revisionist history" accusations that his administration embellished reports to bolster the case for war. In Britain, Parliament hears testimony from two former members of Prime Minister Tony Blair's cabinet who say the government knowingly misrepresented data on Iraq. Hear NPR's David Welna, NPR's Guy Raz and chief U.N. weapons inspector Hans Blix.