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Susan goes on a walking tour of Washington D-C to view the sculptural works of Colombian artist Fernando Botero.

Robert talks about Wall Street slang, and what it really means...from a "downturn" to a "dip" to "the c-word."

NPR's Tom Goldman reports that it took 30 year's to make softball an Olympic sport, but yesterday, TEAM USA won the first ever game played in the Olympics, defeating Puerto Rico 10-0. Despite what the team feels is underexposure, TEAM USA has won fans wherever they've played, and the town of Columbus, where they've been training, has really taken them to their heart.

Searchers found the body of former C-I-A Director William Colby today. He apparently drowned in a canoeing accident on a river in southern Maryland more than a week ago. His body was finally found on a riverbank. Authorities say they do not suspect foul play. NPR's Neal Conan looks at Colby's career, which included supervising the C-I-A's covert warfare in Vietnam in the 1960's.

to withdraw his nomination to head the C.I.A. He cited his three grueling days of confirmation hearings on Capitol Hill, fearing that a vote might be delayed for weeks.

NPR's Ted Clark reports on China's very legal power of influence in Washington, D-C through U-S corporations that lobby to protect their investments in China. He also looks at possible reasons for China to go beyond that unofficial lobby, into the illegal sphere of directly trying to buy influence with the U-S government.

The Washington DC Metropolitan Transit Authority, along with the D.C. Public Library System, are posting a series of poems written by young students in the Washington Metro. Some 15 local students have been chosen for this honor, and we hear from three of them - Tykisha Bell, Melissa Marshall and Chela Robinson.

NPR's Joe Palca goes to Georgetown University Hospital in Washington, D.C. and explains how washing your hands prevents the spread of disease. Soap doesn't actually kill germs, but it does help them find their way down the drain. And when you wash your hands, you have to sure to get all the places where germs like to hang out.

NPR'S Kathleen Schalch reports that Washington D.C. has played host this week to a gathering of micro-lending organizations from around the world. Lending very small amounts of money directly to the poor has shown great success in the developing world...and conference organizers want to dramatically increase the number of people such programs reach.

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