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Transplant surgeons and organ recipients will address black churches around the nation Sunday as they seek to raise awareness about the need for organ donation within the African-American community. Hear NPR's Jennifer Ludden and Dr. Robert Higgins.

The Supreme Court considers arguments on the legality of using marijuana for health reasons. The federal government is seeking to prosecute two California women who grow and use marijuana under medical supervision. NPR's Nina Totenberg reports.

When Enron said it was seeking a new name, listeners of NPR's All Things Considered came to the rescue. The show asked listeners for suggestions and today announced the most popular: "End-Run." Read some of the other suggested names, and submit your own to NPR's online discussion board. (3:00)

Two years after Congress changed the laws governing campaign financing, both supporters and opponents of the new measures say they've found vindication. Special-interest money, however, is seeking new ways to influence politics in 2004. NPR's Peter Overby reports.

The new HBO program K Street seeks to tell the story of Washington lobbyists and politicians. Produced with just a few days turnaround time, it is based on people and events in the week's news. NPR's Lynn Neary reports.

Alan Cheuse reviews Loving Che by Ana Menendez, a novel about paternity, citizenship, and identity told from the perspective of a young Cuban-American woman seeking to learn the truth behind her family history.

She is the Foreign Affairs/U.N. Correspondent for The Boston Globe. She's about to go into a special training camp for journalists planning on covering a possible U.S. war with Iraq. She's also reported on the war on terrorism from Afghanistan. Her recent book, The Key to My Neighbor's House: Seeking Justice in Bosnia and Rwanda, is now out in paperback.

A federal panel rejects United Airlines' request for nearly $2 billion in government loan guarantees, increasing the likelihood the carrier will have to seek protection from creditors in bankruptcy court. NPR's Cheryl Corley reports.

NPR's Jackie Northam reports on a U.S. District Court judge's decision to allow Timothy McVeigh's to end the appeals process and expedite his execution. The judge felt McVeigh was competent enough to seek this outcome, but is giving the convicted terrorist until January 11th to change his mind.

NPR's Linda Gradstein in Jerusalem reports former Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu returned home today after an extended US lecture tour, and plunged immediately into the Israeli election campaign. Netanyahu has not yet formally announced his candidacy, but most analysts believe he will seek to topple incumbent Prime Minister Ehud Barak in elections expected next Spring.