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NPR's David Baron reports that Evangelical Christians will make the rounds on Capitol Hill tomorrow to defend the Endangered Species Act. They are part of an American religious environmental movement born several decades ago that is stepping now into the political arena.

NPR's Jim Zarroli reports that Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan delivered his semi-annual economic report to Congress today. His Capitol Hill appearance comes as the President is preparing to renominate Greenspan for a third term as the chairman of the Federal Reserve.

NPR's Barbara Bradley reports on the progress made on Capitol Hill as lawmakers attempt to document the process behind President's Clinton's controversial pardon of fugitive Marc Rich.

NPR's David Welna reports from Capitol Hill on the reaction of some members of Congress to President Bush's speech giving Saddam an ultimatum.

Kent Nelson's novel Land That Moves, Land That Stands Still takes place in the bleak terrain of the Black Hills of South Dakota. Alan Cheuse offers a review.

NPR's Bob Edwards talks with The Hill staff writer Jim Snyder, about his recent article "Lobbyists Have Their Feelings Too!"

- NPR's Claudio Sanchez reports on hearings held on Capitol Hill this past week looking into the rising cost of college tuition. With costs rising, and enrollment declining on many campuses, parents are being asked to pay more and more for their children's education.

Senior news analyst Daniel Schorr says that although everyone on Capitol Hill seemed eager to get the Gingrich issue out of the way so that they could get on with business, the effects of it will linger over the House Speaker for some time to come.

In Savings and Trust, historian Justene Hill Edwards tells the story of the Freedman's Bank. Created for formerly enslaved people following the Civil War, its collapse cost depositors millions.

One month ago, Alicia "Ally" Nauss met Adam Hill while they were both working at the information tent that's part of the Occupy Philadelphia protest. On Sunday, they got married in the middle of the protest camp, declaring the location "just made sense."