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Five years ago this weekend, the U.S. was about to go to war with Iraq. For the record, we play excerpts from the Congressional debate that preceded a vote authorizing President George Bush to use force. We hear from republican Robert Michel, who was Senate Minority Leader; and from Congressman John Lewis, a democrat from Georgia.

Day to Day sports reporting brothers Randy and Jason Sklar tell Madeleine Brand about their trip to the monkey cages of the Los Angeles Zoo, where they met Marc Lewis, the winner of the Hairiest Back in Los Angeles contest.

Host Lisa Simeone talks with historian David Levering Lewis, author of W.E.B. DuBois: The Fight For Equality and the American Century, 1919 to 1963. This new book explains why 1919 was not just a pivotal year in the making of this country but also important in the life of DuBois.

Ellen MacArthur, a 28-year-old woman from England, broke the world record for sailing around the globe on Monday. NPR's Alex Chadwick talks to sailing champion Cam Lewis about the feat.

Election-related legal disputes are making their way through various courts across the country. NPR's Libby Lewis reports on a federal appeals court ruling that affects where Ohio voters may cast their ballots.

Roger Lewis is one of the founding members of the Dirty Dozen Brass Band. He talks with NPR's Tavis Smiley about the New Orleans tradition of the jazz funeral.

Host Bob Edwards talks with sculptor Ed Hamilton about his role in helping to put a definitive face on York, the slave of William Clark. York was an important member of the Lewis & Clark expedition corps. According to Hamilton, it was through Clark's journals and letters that information about York became known.

The recently opened Center for Health Disparities, which is part of the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences in Washington, D.C., is on a mission to close the racial gap in health care. NPR's Tavis Smiley talks with the center's deputy director, Dr. Evelyn Lewis, about the center's strategy.

In a Sunday appearance on NBC's Meet The Press, Sen. John Kerry accuses President Bush of a "stunningly ineffective" foreign policy. The White House responds with a Sunday briefing of its own. NPR's Libby Lewis reports.

The defendant in a high-profile defamation lawsuit in Grafton County is seeking a second opinion from the New Hampshire Supreme Court on whether the suit…