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Duke University researchers Peter Feaver and Christopher Gelpi have been investigating the gap between civilian and military society. They've found that the general public is more willing to accept casualties as a result of military missions than most military leaders and members of Congress are. Also, the more veterans there are in Congress and the administration, the less likely the United States is to use force. Host Steve Inskeep is joined by Feaver and Gelpi to discuss their research.

For the second year in a row in Brainerd, Minn., a mysterious hole has appeared in a frozen lake. Locals and experts can't determine why a certain area of North Long Lake won't freeze over -- even though the ice around the area is 15 inches thick. Steve speaks with Marlene Hudalla, co-owner of Iven's On the Bay, a restaurant and bar located on the lake.

Steve checks in on some other stories in the news.

Something was "fishy" at last summer's bass tournament in Monticello, Ind. Would-be champion angler Danny Engleking pleaded guilty this past week to using substitute fish from an underwater cage. Host Steve Inskeep speaks with environmental officer John Raines, who hooked Engleking in a videotaped sting operation.

With the 108th Congress less than two weeks old, new lawmakers in both houses settle in and prepare for next week's State of the Union speech. NPR's Bob Edwards talks to Sens. Mark Pryor (D-AK) and John Sununu (R-NH).

Today's job market is the toughest in recent times, but many people applying for jobs aren't putting their best efforts forward, one Web site says. Resumania.com highlights some of the mistakes people make their on resumes and cover letters. NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Liz Hughes of Resumania.com.

Steve reads some listeners' responses to a story on anti-SUV marketing research.

NPR's Robert Siegel talks with Craig Timberg, reporter for The Washington Post about officials of the teachers union in the nation's capital coming under scrutiny for allegedly misusing funds.

NPR's Michele Norris talks with Kathryn Blume, co-founder of The Lysistrata Project, a coordinated schedule of world-wide readings of the play Lysistrata on March 3, 2003. The ancient Greek play tells the story of a woman who organizes a stand against war, getting women on both sides of a conflict to withhold sex from their husbands until the men agree to sign a peace treaty. She hopes the readings will mobilize an international theatrical voice against the Bush administration's war on Iraq.

U.N. arms inspectors search Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein's main palace for evidence of weapons of mass destruction. Meanwhile, top U.N. nuclear monitor Mohamed ElBaradei warns Iraq that it must cooperate more intensely with arms inspectors. NPR's Lawrence Sheets reports.

Top U.N. nuclear monitor Mohamed ElBaradei increases pressure on Iraq to divulge information about weapons programs, saying Baghdad must answer questions about the 12,000-page report it gave the United Nations. NPR's Lawrence Sheets reports.

The saga over Sen. Joe Manchin's party affiliation comes after an article claimed the West Virginia Democrat had plans to become an independent. Machin has denied the report.

U.N. weapons inspectors discover empty chemical warheads in southern Iraq, and for the first time visit homes of two Iraqi nuclear scientists in Baghdad, removing documents from one. Meanwhile at the United Nations, there's disagreement over the timetable for weapons inspections to conclude. Hear NPR's Kate Seelye and NPR's Vicky O'Hara.

NPR's Robert Siegel and NPR's Michele Norris read from some of this week's listener letters.

The Supreme Court upholds a 20-year copyright extension passed by Congress in 1998. An Internet publisher challenged the extension, which lengthens copyrights to 70 years after the creator's death, arguing it threatened the public domain. Hear NPR's Bob Edwards and Rick Karr.

President Bush's tax-cut plan revives debate about the fairness of the nation's tax system. By eliminating tax on stock dividends, the plan would give big savings to the wealthy. But supporters say an across-the-board cut would not be fair to those who are taxed at a higher percentage rate. NPR's Kathleen Schalch reports.

President Bush has been defending his tax cut proposal by accusing his critics of engaging in "class warfare." NPR senior news analyst Daniel Schorr says that when the president invokes the phrase "class warfare" he does so in defense of the wealthy.

Iraq President Saddam Hussein marks the 12th anniversary of the start of the Gulf War with a promise to defeat U.S. troops. On Jan. 17, 1991, a U.S.-led coalition launched Operation Desert Storm in response to Iraq's invasion of Kuwait. NPR's Kate Seelye reports.

Researchers say they have used genetic engineering to create a mouse that is abnormally anxious and aggressive -- a strain that could help explain why some people are prone to anxiety or panic attacks. NPR's Jon Hamilton reports on new research published in the journal Neuron. Watch videos of normal mouse behavior, and the violent behavior of a genetically modified mouse.

NPR's Jack Speer reports the stock market managed to break a five-day losing streak today, but it wasn't a big gain. Over the past week, the market rally that began with the New Year has mostly disappeared... and the major indexes are back near where they were on Jan. 1. The U.S. economy has also run into trouble. After growing at a decent pace during much of last year, the recovery faltered in the fourth quarter. Many economists are revising their forecasts for 2003.