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Haitian rebel leader Guy Philippe says his forces will lay down their weapons, reversing after just one day his declaration that he is the country's military chief. With former president Jean-Bertrand Aristide in exile, there is no functioning government in Haiti. Forces from the United States and other countries continue to arrive, now numbering over 1,000. NPR's Gerry Hadden reports.

Sen. John Edwards withdraws from the Democratic presidential race after failing to win any of the 10 state contests on Super Tuesday. The North Carolina senator is now being mentioned as a potential running mate for likely Democratic nominee John Kerry. Hear NPR's Melissa Block and NPR's Adam Hochberg.

Jerry Douglas has played the dobro — a type of slide guitar — on over 1,000 albums. He tells of falling in love with the sound of the dobro even before he knew what it was.

NPR's Bob Edwards talks to Bruce Bartlett, senior analyst with the National Center for Policy Analysis, about the federal deficit. Bartlett says it is a problem, but Americans won't likely hear about from either party until after the elections because the only way to solve it is with a tax hike.

Politico published Monday night what appeared to be an initial draft majority opinion written by Justice Samuel Alito circulated inside the court. Roe v. Wade legalized abortion in the U.S.

Rock historian Ed Ward looks back at the Jefferson Airplane. Their first four albums have just been re-mastered and re-released.

Iraq's governing council is likely to miss a Feb. 28 deadline to draft an interim law that establishes the structure of government until a constitution is drafted. Disputes abound over women's rights and the role of Islam in government, and many Iraqi leaders say the deadline is unrealistic. Hear NPR's Deborah Amos.

NPR's A Martinez speaks with Jeff Edmonds, a researcher at the Center for Naval Analyses, about what Russia's invasion of Ukraine says about its military power at large.

Tensions ease a bit in Haiti after word spreads that rebels threatening the capital, Port-au-Prince, are going to delay their attack. Rebel leader Guy Philippe has been alternately warning of an imminent attack and promising to postpone an assault to encourage negotiations. Hear NPR's Melissa Block and NPR's Martin Kaste.

NPR's David Kestenbaum has the second of two reports on security concerns at the U.S. nuclear weapons complex in New Mexico. Every year, the federal government tries to break into its own weapons facilities to see if terrorists could get in and steal materials to make a bomb. In some drills, lapses in security have been exposed. But the government says that is not the case.