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Co-Host Renee Montagne talks with Sandra Feloman, President of the American Federation of Teachers, and Dennis Doyle, co-founder of school-net.com, about how the issue of education and school vouchers will play into this year's Presidential election.

Linda talks to Rick Karr of NPR News about a ruling today by a federal judge against MP3.com, in a lawsuit by Universal Music Group. U.S. District Judge Jed S. Rakoff says a message must be sent to Internet companies to deter copyright infringement. He awarded Universal $25, 000 per CD copied by MP3.

NPR's Renee Montagne talks to members of the North Mississippi Allstars about their new CD Shake Hands With Shorty. (8:34) North Mississippi Allstars latest CD is titled Shake Hands With Shorty, Uni/Tone Cool; ASIN: B00004T0EE, www.tonecool.com

Linda interviews Sergeant Greg Williams of the California Highway Patrol about airbag theft. Some insurance companies and law enforcement agencies say the problem is on the rise. Airbags can cost as much as $2,500 to replace. (5:00) 15-second musical button played after story was by The Glands on their CD by the same name, copyright 2000, Capricorn Records, www.capri.corn.com.

Scott talks with Jon Sandys, founder of the web site movie-mistakes.com. According to Sandys there are over one hundred "mistakes" in the Oscar award-winning movie, Gladiator -- and even a few faux pas in such classics as Casablanca and Star Wars. (3:00) Note: Web site will open in new browser window.

The California Supreme Court has ruled that a T-shirt artist must pay licensing fees for using the images of the Three Stooges. Robert Siegel talks with Robert N. Benjamin, the attorney for the plaintiff in the case, Comedy III Productions. (3:00) For information on licensing fees, go to www.threestooges.com.

NPR's Elaine Korry reports from San Francisco on the future of California's economy. Some researchers claim that Northern California, the hub of the dot-com industry, will be hit hard by recession. Others maintain that as long as California repays its debts accrued during the recent energy crunch, it'll have nothing to worry about.

Borders Books has announced it is pulling out of the online bookselling business, allying its online brand with Amazon.com. And in hopes of increasing profits, Yahoo announced it is increasing its online retail presence by retailing pornography. Linda Wertheimer talks with Wendy Taylor of ZiffDavis' SmartBusiness online magazine about these Web developments.

The former head of WorldCom takes the witness stand again Tuesday at his trial on charges of accounting fraud. Bernard Ebbers insisted Monday that he was unaware of the massive fraudulent accounting that took place at the company between 2000 and 2002.

David Greenberger reviews a new CD called "Rigging the Toplights" by a Chicago trio called Pinetop Seven. While many of the lyrics onthis album are dark and fearsome, Greenberger hears a strangely hopeful message in them. ("Rigging the Toplights" is released by Self-Help/Atavistic(ALP310). For more information, visit www.atavistic.com.