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Starting Dec. 16, the U.S. military has been broadcasting "information radio" to the people of Iraq, from a special-equipped transport plane outside Iraqi air space. Scott Simon discusses the messages -- similar to those transmitted to Afghanistan in Fall 2001 -- with Mike Linstead of BBC Monitoring, which intercepted the broadcasts.

After months of debate, President Bush today announced the first part of his plan to protect Americans against a smallpox attack.

Cardinal Bernard Law's resignation as head of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston will not help the church stave off the many lawsuits filed by people who say they were abused by priests Law supervised. A criminal probe of a possible coverup of abuse also looms. NPR's Barbara Bradley-Hagerty reports.

Host Liane Hansen talks with George Clack, director of the Office of Copyright and Print Publications at the State Department, and author Elmaz Abinader about Writers on America, a new anthology of essays which the State Department is distributing overseas to promote American values.

Forget the sugary Muzak that permeates malls this shopping season: Jim Nayder of The Annoying Music Show offers holiday tunes with attitude, including a howling "O Holy Night."

Part three of Morning Edition's first original radio play, I'd Rather Eat Pants, written by Peter Ackerman and produced by L.A. Theatre Works. The five-act play, starring Edward Asner and Anne Meara, is a comic tale of an elderly couple's cross-country trek on a young slacker's motorcycle. They're in search of fame, fortune and a whole lot more. NPR's Bob Edwards and Susan Stamberg have cameo roles.

In conjunction with the opening of the NPR West facility in Los Angeles, Morning Edition airs part two of a five-part radio play, I'd Rather Eat Pants.

In a holiday hurry? Get ready to cook up a Christmas meal in no time at all, with some unlikely -- but speedy -- ingredients from baby food jars and soup cans. NPR's Linda Wertheimer reports takes on some time-saving recipes and NPR Online has them.

Kevin Murphy, formerly of Mystery Science Theater 3000, looks at a few of his favorite -- and least favorite -- films of 2002's holiday season. Murphy is the author of A Year at the Movies: One Man's Filmgoing Odyssey (HarperCollins; ISBN: 0060937866).

Human embryonic stem-cell research could revolutionize medicine, but controversy surrounds the work and support varies among governments. President Bush has grudgingly approved limited study in the United States. By contrast, Prime Minister Tony Blair has vowed that Great Britain will become the leader in the field. In a three-part series, NPR's Joe Palca takes a looks at Britain's approach to stem-cell research.