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Thanks to a mix of retirements and defeats on Tuesday, some of the most high-profile lawmakers will soon be exiting Capitol Hill, from Paul Ryan to Beto O'Rourke to Claire McCaskill.

NPR'S MIKE SHUSTER REPORTS ON HOW LEGISLATION, WHICH HAS RECENTLY BEEN ADOPTED, IS AFFECTING AN INTERNATIONAL PROGRAM DESIGNED TO DEAL WITH THOUSANDS OF VIETNAMESE BOAT-PEOPLE IN REFUGEE CAMPS ACROSS SOUTHEAST ASIA.

Behavioral economist Dan Ariely studies the way people make economic decisions. In his book, Predictably Irrational, he explains how the reasoning behind these decisions is often flawed due to invisible forces at work in people's brains.

Host Bob Edwards begins a series on leadership by interviewing Stephen Covey, author of The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People. Covey offers some suggestions to President-Elect George W. Bush and talks generally about what good leadership requires. (4:56) The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People is published by Simon & Schuster; ISBN: 06716

Rock historian Ed Ward reviews a new history of gospel music, People Get Ready! by Robert Darden.

In a land where the ground is always frozen, one creature has nourished man both physically and spiritually. Anthropologist Piers Vitebsky discusses The Reindeer People, his book about the Eveny herders of Siberia.

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Follow your passion? It won't make you successful, says Mike Rowe. He believes blue-collar workers are unjustifiably degraded in society today — and might be the most successful people.

NPR's Liane Hansen speaks with Josh Aiello, author of 60 People to Avoid at the Water Cooler, a tongue-in-cheek anthropological study of annoying corporate creatures, including The Pompous General Partner, the Condescending IT Guy, and the Incontinent CEO.

An ex-con lends money to people in need; a group of friends creates a savings club. Even without banks, people often figure out how to get the money they need, when they need it.