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The U.S. Office of Special Counsel is supposed to help protect federal whistle-blowers and shield civil service workers from politics. During the Bush administration, it was engulfed in scandal. Now Carolyn Lerner, the office's new leader, is hoping to raise awareness about "one of the best-kept secrets in government."

Masons and metal workers are rebuilding the spire on a Medieval church in France that has been missing since a fire destroyed it in the 18th century.

2: Trumpeter and Singer, JACK SHELDON. For many years he was bandleader and sidekick for Merv Griffin's talkshow. SHELDON has been involved with some of the great names of jazz: he sang with Benny Goodman, was a childhood friend of Chet Baker's, and played burlesque with Lenny Bruce. He's just released a new record of standards: "On My Own" (Concord Records).

2: Trumpeter and Singer, JACK SHELDON. For many years he was bandleader and sidekick for Merv Griffin's talkshow. SHELDON has been involved with some of the great names of jazz: he sang with Benny Goodman, was a childhood friend of Chet Baker's, and played burlesque with Lenny Bruce. He has a new record of standards: "On My Own" (Concord Records). (REBROADCAST from 6

Gov. Charlie Baker has mobilized 250 National Guard members to help drive buses and get students to school on time.

NPR's Joe Palca reports that scientists have for the first time deciphered the entire genetic code for an organism that has cells like humans. An international collaboration has sequenced the entire 16-chromosome genome of baker's yeast, which, like humans, have "eukaryotic cells." Researchers believe the achievement will help give scientists an extremely useful tool for learning more fundamental biological functions.

The world-renowned chefs and bakers of the "tiny" food world spend countless hours making tiny meals. And you can't even eat them. In our series on hobbies, Robert Smith looks at cuisine through a magnifying glass.

Members of the Iraq Study Group met with President Bush today at the White House. The group is headed by former Secretary of State James A. Baker III and former Democratic congressman Lee Hamilton. Michele Norris talks about the group and its mission with Thomas Ricks, military reporter for The Washington Post.

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.