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Commentator Andrew Chaikin weighs in on NASA's decision to scrap funding for the Hubble Telescope and focus its resources on putting men back on the moon and on to Mars. He says he understands both sides of the debate.

Singapore is trying to encourage its citizens to make more little Singaporeans, hoping to avert a population decline. From the island city-state, Kelly McEvers reports on the government's efforts to sponsor a baby boom.

Massachusetts lawmakers consider amending the state constitution to ban gay marriage. The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court has ruled that the current constitution allows gays to marry. Legislators are considering a compromise that would ban marriage but allow civil unions. Hear NPR's Melissa Block and NPR's Tovia Smith.

Spanish voters head to the polls to choose a new president Sunday, as the country continues to recover from Thursday's terrorist bombings that left over 1,400 people killed or wounded. Hear NPR's Liane Hansen and NPR's Sylvia Poggioli.

Nerissa Nields talks about the song "When I'm Here" from the album This Town is Wrong by Nerissa and Katryna Nields.

Dr. Raja Habib Khuzai is a member of Iraq's Governing Council and is currently visiting the United States. NPR's Liane Hansen talks with Dr. Khuzai about aspects of Iraq's government, including how religious differences regarding the constitution were settled and how prepared the Iraqis are for regaining control of their government.

NPR's Lynn Neary reports on a new study by the Center for Excellence in Journalism that the public is increasingly skeptical of news reports because many view news organizations as immoral.

Acclaimed jazz pianist and composer Fred Hersch has more than 20 recordings and two Grammy nominations to his credit. Over the last three decades, Hersch says he's drawn much inspiration from the works of poet Walt Whitman. It's the latest story in Intersections, a series on artists and their inspirations. Jeff Lunden reports.

An article in this April's Atlantic Monthly makes the argument that the quest for genetic perfection through bioengineering may degrade the human will and the appreciation of life itself. NPR's Liane Hansen speaks with the article's author, Michael Sandel , professor of government at Harvard University.

Researchers proclaim that a new drug tackles two nagging health issues at once: smoking and obesity. The drug, still being studied, appears to double the chances of quitting smoking while also allowing people to lose weight. The medicine controls the urges by blocking the same circuits in the brain that make pot smokers hungry. NPR's Patricia Neighmond reports.