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The Supreme Court has thrown out the federal sentencing guidelines that Congress imposed, returning more power to judges to decide how severely to punish crime. Hear NPR's Nina Totenberg.

The recent death of H. David Dalquist, inventor of the bundt cake pan, has reminded many cooks of the beautiful, easy cakes that quietly fell from fashion. Essayist and food afficianado Bonny Wolf has fond memories of the days of the bundt cake.

President Bush has proposed a plan for Social Security that allows individuals to place certain payroll taxes in private investment accounts. Senior News Analyst NPR's Daniel Schorr explains that the idea is somewhat controversial, even within the ranks of the president's own party.

On Jan. 4, Milwaukee Democrat Gwen Moore made history by becoming Wisconsin's first African-American member of Congress. A former welfare recipient, Moore spent 16 years in the Wisconsin Legislature before winning the Fourth District seat.

The European space probe Huygens arrives at Titan, Saturn's biggest moon. Radio telescopes confirm that the probe is beaming data to its mother ship. This is the climax of a risky mission to explore one of the most mysterious places in our solar system. Hear NPR's Richard Harris.

Thoughts on the lives of civil rights leaders -- well known and unsung -- who marched with Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Many carry on his work today, and all share in his legacy.

Video game producer Ellen Hobbs had a problem with an amazon.com order, but could not find a customer-service phone number on the Web site. So she combed the Internet for a number and posted it on her own site. In December alone, more than 23,000 people visited her site to find the telephone number. Hobbs tells NPR's Scott Simon that sometimes customers with problems simply want to talk to a human being.

NPR's Puzzlemaster Will Shortz quizzes one of our listeners, and has a challenge for everyone at home. This week's winner is Jane Morrison from Bristol, Virginia. She listens to Weekend Edition on member station WETS in Johnson City, Tenn.

The trial of Army Spec. Charles Graner enters the sentencing phase. Graner, described as the ringleader of abuse at Baghdad's Abu Ghraib prison, was convicted Friday by a military jury. He may testify during Saturday's sentencing hearing. NPR's Jackie Northam reports.

Commentator Sandip Roy was a boy in India when a gas leak in Bhopal killed thousands of men, women and children. He collected pictures of the victims for his scrapbook, and found the photo of one little girl particularly harrowing. On the 20th anniversary of the tragedy, Roy, now an editor with New California Media in San Francisco, recalls the image.