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At the turn of the 20th century, Ida Tarbell investigated John D. Rockefeller's Standard Oil. What she discovered changed the economy of the United States.

Chief Justice William Rehnquist hears oral arguments for the first time since announcing in October that he'd been diagnosed with thyroid cancer. The first argument Rehnquist heard was one testing liability in attacks on those who have gotten restraining orders.

Demonstrators gathered in San Francisco and Washington, D.C., Saturday to protest U.S. military operations in Iraq. The protesters demanded that U.S. troops be returned home immediately, although some acknowledged that their request may not be practical. Hear NPR's Andrea Seabrook.

Sen. Bob Graham (D-FL) is seeking his party's presidential nomination. On paper, he appears to be an ideal candidate, with eight years experience as governor and 17 as senator, with vast experience in intelligence and national security issues. While popular in a critical state, he is in single digits in the polls. NPR's Political Correspondent Mara Liasson follows Sen. Graham on a campaign swing in New Hampshire.

The Department of Justice begins a formal investigation into an alleged leak from the Bush administration that exposed a CIA operative married to an outspoken critic of the White House's Iraq policy. President Bush orders his staff to cooperate fully. Questioning the DOJ's impartiality, Sen. Charles Schumer (D-NY) calls for a special counsel to investigate. Hear NPR's Don Gonyea.

Legendary photographer, filmmaker, and musician Gordon Parks has died. Parks captured America, but more specifically, black America as a photographer for Life magazine for 20 years. Washington D.C. photographer Jason Miccilo Johnson talks with Michele Norris about Parks, who was a personal mentor to Johnson.

Russian President Vladimir Putin admits making mistakes in his policy on Chechnya, and suggests he'd be willing to give the breakaway republic much greater autonomy. But he rejects criticisms that he should have negotiated with rebels in last week's deadly school siege. Hear NPR's Steve Inskeep and Fiona Hill of the Brookings Institution.

An unofficial agreement has kept Democrats and Republicans in the House from filing ethics complaints against the leadership of either party. But that truce was broken today when freshman Democrat Rep. Chris Bell (D-TX) filed a three-part complaint against House Majority Leader Tom DeLay (R-TX). NPR's David Welna reports.

One of today's great singers celebrates the centennial of a jazz icon. Wilson brings her fresh arrangements of classic tunes to the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C.

Lawmakers assailed Army leaders Monday for the conditions at Walter Reed Medical Center in Washington, D.C. The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee held a hearing at the hospital.