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NPR's Robert Siegel talks with several prominent moderates about their inclusion in the Republican Party. Senators Lincoln Chafee of Rhode Island and Mike Castle of Delaware, former Masachusetts Gov. William Weld and Jane Swift talk about the fight for social positions that differ form the conservative ones now dominating the party. They each look to 2008, with hope that a pro-choice Republican will be on the ticket.

Celebrated soprano saxophonist Jane Ira Bloom — a pioneer, among other things, in the use of electronics in live jazz — has an inventively formatted new recording. Fresh Air's jazz critic has a listen.

The bracingly political Florida punk band's new album can't help but feel like a debut: It's the group's first album since singer Laura Jane Grace came out as a woman.

Jane Fraser, who now heads Citigroup's retail banking division, will succeed Michael Corbat in February. She will be the first woman ever to head a major U.S. bank.

Sometimes the job of selling cookies is outsourced to parents, and a recent opinion article in The Washington Post criticized that practice. It says parents should sell with their kids not for them.

Michaeleen Doucleff, PhD, is a correspondent for NPR's Science Desk. For nearly a decade, she has been reporting for the radio and the web for NPR's global health outlet, Goats and Soda. Doucleff focuses on disease outbreaks, cross-cultural parenting, and women and children's health.

Actress Cicely Tyson has died. In a career that spanned some 65 years, Tyson was an elegant, dignified presence.

In India, all eyes were on Sunday's final of the new Indian Premier Cricket League. The league plays a modified form of cricket, full of Western sports influences, but it has been a commercial success.

An NFL ad during the Super Bowl promoted girls varsity flag football. NPR speaks with NYU adjunct professor and sports writer Jane McManus about why the NFL is promoting the sport now.

With two weeks remaining in the NFL's regular season, the Carolina Panthers remain undefeated. NPR's Robert Siegel discusses the Panthers, their quarterback, and the last two weeks of the season with Jane McManus of ESPN.com.