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Host Bob Edwards talks with Charis Conn, senior editor at Harper's Magazine about the history of the Harper's Index. Today marks its 19th anniversary.

The Bush administration is reluctant to put a price on a war in Iraq, but estimates have soared -- some put the cost at $100 billion. Meanwhile, military buildup in the Persian Gulf already adds to the nation's defense expense. Hear reports from NPR's Jennifer Ludden and NPR's Scott Horsley.

Walon Green is one of the executive producers of Dragnet, the remake of the 1950s crime drama set in Los Angeles. The new show revives the fictional detectives Joe Friday and Frank Smith. Green is a veteran producer and writer of other police dramas including Hill Street Blues, NYPD Blue, as well as the dramas ER and Law & Order. Green also wrote the screenplay for the classic Warner Bros. western The Wild Bunch, directed by Sam Peckinpah. He also wrote the screenplay for a more recent western, The Hi-Lo Country.

Gordon is a sports journalist and Bonner is a specialist on North Korea. They collaborated on the documentary The Game of Their Lives about the most shocking upset in World Cup History: It was July 19, 1966, and the scrappy underdog North Korean team beat the favored Italians, whose players were some of the finest in the world. Later the Korean team lost in the quarterfinals to Portugal. Then the players returned home and disappeared from view. After years of effort, Gordon and Bonner were given permission to enter North Korea and to interview the seven surviving members of the North Korean team. The documentary has been on tour and can be seen in Chicago, March 5th, and at the San Francisco International Asian American film Festival (Mar 8, 10 and 15th).

Fred Rogers, the host of Mister Rogers' Neighborhood, dies of cancer at the age of 74. Rogers hosted the popular children's program on public television for more than 30 years. All Things Considered offers a remembrance.

NASA Administrator Sean O'Keefe faces tough questions on Capitol Hill during a hearing on the space agency's 2004 budget. Members of the House Science Committee also press O'Keefe for safety assurances following the loss earlier this month of the space shuttle Columbia. NPR's Eric Niiler reports.

Book critic Maureen Corrigan reviews A Ship Made of Paper, the new novel by Scott Spencer (Ecco).

President George Bush outlines his plan to reform Medicare, a program that serves 41 million elderly and disabled Americans. The president's $400 billion proposed overhaul would cover all seniors, but would generously reward those in managed care. NPR's Brian Naylor reports.

The mobilization of military reserve and National Guard units tops 168,000 troops, the largest call-up since the Persian Gulf War. When a key employee is called to active duty, it can disrupt large companies and damage smaller ones. NPR's Elaine Korry reports.

An investigation is underway following Saturday's arrest of al Qaeda leader Khalid Shaikh Mohammed. Mohammed is being held at an undisclosed location outside of Pakistan. Everything found in his living quarters in the Pakistani city of Rawalpindi will be analyzed by the FBI. NPR's Melissa Block talks with Tim McGirk who's following the story for Time Magazine.