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Rachel Martin talks to Dana Perino, former White House press secretary under George W. Bush, about what she thinks Donald Trump should be looking for when he chooses a person for the job.

In Charles Town, W.Va., police say a bank robber asked a cabdriver to wait for him until he came out of the bank. The driver recognized the suspect's photo from an earlier robbery and called police.

Bill Yosses is the former White House pastry chef for Presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama.

Pentagon officials confirm that Lt. Gen. Ricardo Sanchez, the top U.S. military commander in Iraq, will give up his command this summer. But officials deny the move is linked to allegations that Sanchez knew about abuses at the Abu Ghraib prison. Gen. George W. Casey Jr., the Army's second-ranking general, will replace Sanchez. Hear NPR's Steve Inskeep and NPR's Michele Kelemen.

Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld has nominated a four-star general to take command of U.S. forces in Iraq. Gen. George W. Casey, Jr. would replace Lt. Gen. Ricardo Sanchez. Colleagues say Casey has demonstrated the ability to work closely with U.S. diplomats, a skill that will be needed in Iraq when the U.S. embassy goes into business in July. NPR's Michele Kelemen reports.

The Queen City Chamber Orchestra will present a free concert, Ghostly Mozart, Saturday, October 27th at 8pm at Philippus United Church of Christ, 106 W....

In Buckhannon, W.Va., two-day hearings begin about the Sago Mine accident that killed 12 people on Jan. 2. Family members of the dead miners gave statements, and company officials presented their take on the accident, as well.

U.S. Army Air Forces 1st Lt. Dan W. Corson will be interred August 7 at Woodside Cemetery in Middletown. His plane was shot down over France during World War II.

In Arizona and Michigan, independent commissions draw the maps, but the process hasn’t been without its bumps. In Iowa, an advisory commission drafts congressional and state boundaries but the state legislature retains final authority to implement them. Guests include: Colleen Coyle Mathis, former chair, Arizona Independent Restricting Commission; Dave Wells, research director, Grand Canyon Institute, retired professor, Arizona State University; Lauren Gibbons, state government reporter, Bridge Michigan; and O. Kay Henderson, news director, Radio Iowa.

Prosecutors said that as news of the crime spread, the two men exchanged messages relishing the outrage and sadness they caused by cutting down the iconic tree in northern England.