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NPR's Ina Jaffe reports on closing arguments made by the defense in the wrongful-death civil trial of OJ Simpson. Simpson's lawyers told the jury they should not trust the physical evidence: that it was tainted by police mishandling, and could easily have been tampered with or planted. Lead defense attorney Robert Baker says the lawsuit against the former football star is about money, not justice, and that the plaintiffs' attorneys are shamelessly appealing to jurors' emotions. The case is not expected to go to the jury until next week.

A sound montage of some of the voices in this past week's news, including Florida Secretary of State Katherine Harris; Vice President Al Gore and Texas Governor George W. Bush; Secretary of State Harris; Terre Cass, Court Administrator of Circuit Court Judge Terry Lewis; former Secretary of State James Baker; Gore attorney David Boies {boyz}; and Florida State Supreme Court spokesman Craig Waters.

His new movie is A Door in the Floor, based on the best-selling John Irving novel A Widow for One Year. Bridges has starred in The Last Picture Show, The Fabulous Baker Boys, Tucker, The Big Lebowski, and Seabiscuit, among other films. He's been nominated for Academy Awards four times. (Originally broadcast on Oct. 29, 2003.)

Some members of Congress say Attorney General Alberto Gonzales has been less than candid in explaining the dismissal of eight U.S. attorneys. Nancy Baker, who teaches government at New Mexico State University, offers insight into the history of the office of attorney general.

People in Saranac Lake, NY have been building massive palaces out of ice since 1898. It's a folk art that requires a lot of caution and tolerance for bitter cold.

Critics of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac say the mortgage giants are too big and far too willing to take risks. They also say the companies have too close a relationship with Washington lawmakers, and that the entities shielded themselves from tighter regulation.

The snow and ice storms sweeping the East Coast have been felt not only on the ground but in the air, as well. Airlines are cancelling thousands of flights, and both the companies and their passengers have had to deal with the fallout.

Police officers in Rochester, N.Y., who handcuffed and pepper-sprayed a 9-year-old girl in distress after a family dispute, are suspended — following the release of body-cam footage of the ordeal.

A $100 million infusion has already had an impact on people's homes, small companies and other businesses in the Granite State. But while economists say the stimulus will generate at least 4,000 jobs, at least 10 times that many people are unemployed in the state.

Because of redistricting, U.S. Reps. Carolyn Maloney and Jerrold Nadler, Democrats who have each served 30 years, will face one another in New York's new 12th district, based entirely in Manhattan.