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Raquel Maria Dillon of New Hampshire Public Radio reports on a group of parishioners who've left the Episcopal Church in that state because of the installment of Bishop Gene Robinson, who is openly gay.

President Bush nominates Rep. Porter Goss (R-FL) to direct the Central Intelligence Agency. Goss is chairman of the House Intelligence Committee and a past CIA officer. But his political background has lead to concerns of a confirmation battle. NPR's Mary Louise Kelly reports.

Great Plains poet Ted Kooser of Nebraska will be the next poet laureate of the United States. Kooser's poems reflect the sweeping spaces and small-town life of rural America.

The Web site uglydress.com maintains a visual record of ugly bridesmaids' gowns. NPR's Renee Montagne reports.

NPR's Allison Keyes reflects on the life of musician Rick James.

As he nears the end of his 3,000-mile journey across China, on the western side of the Gobi Desert, NPR's Gifford finds the last thing he would expect -- a bowling alley, the sign of a new middle class.

NPR's Noah Adams talks with NPR's Alex Chadwick about the second of Adams' three-part series of conversations with colorful motorists he meets during a road trip across the United States. Adams introduces listeners to a truck driver who has almost one million miles on his tractor-trailer rig, and a puppy named Ginger at his side.

The FBI warns that al Qaeda may plan to use tourist helicopters or limousines in future attacks against the United States. The warning is apparently based on intelligence recently found on a laptop computer in Pakistan, some of which appears to be several years old. Also Monday, terror suspect Qari Saifullah Akhtar was detained in the United Arab Emirates. NPR's Mary Louise Kelly reports.

Former Republican presidential candidate Alan Keyes announced over the weekend that he will enter the Illinois Senate race against Democrat Barack Obama. NPR's Juan Williams speaks with Steve Rauschenberger, a conservative Republican state senator in Illinois, who pushed for the Keyes nomination. Williams will also talk about bare-knuckle politics with Wayne Slater, a senior political writer for The Dallas Morning News and co-author of the book, Bush's Brain: How Karl Rove Made George W. Bush Presidential.

A pending ballot measure in California would funnel $3 billion over 10 years into embryonic stem cell research. President Bush restricted federal funding for such research three years ago. The California bond measure is largely supported by scientists and affected families; its detractors oppose it on mostly religious or fiscal grounds. NPR's Ina Jaffe reports.