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After four years and more than $33 million, the U.S. Botanic Garden at the foot of the Capitol Building shines like a new jewel. Follow along with NPR's Susan Stamberg as she gets a sneak preview of the wholly renovated facility -- and the 4,000 plants at home under the towering glass domes.

Mark Mobley, Music Producer with NPR's Performance Today, offers his appreciation of ex-Beatle George Harrison, who died Thursday at the age of 58.

Host Susan Stamberg continues her discussion with singer/songwriter Billy Joel. The rock icon dedicated his song New York State of Mind to the victims of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. (4:09-6:42) Billy Joel's latest CD is called Billy Joel: Fantasies & Delusions, Op. 1-10. It's released by Sony/Columbia.

In a nondescript brick building in an industrial part of Baltimore, Md., a family of metal workers help to preserve the waning art of decorative iron work.

Former FBI agent Robert Hanssen traded national security secrets to Russia for $1.4 million in cash, and got away with it for 20 years. But a new book says it was Hanssen's ego -- more than his wallet -- that was being fed. Hear Hanssen's story through the eyes of author David Vise. (7:15) (The book is called The Bureau and the Mole: The Unmasking of Robert Philip Hanssen, the Most Dangerous Double Agent in FBI History, by David A. Vise. ISBN 0-87113

Morning Edition has this remembrance of the Beatles guitarist. George Harrison succumbed to cancer on Thursday.

Most antibiotics are discovered by studying microscopic organisms that live in the soil. Yet 99 percent of all these microbes are still unidentified, with their biological riches untapped. On Thursday's Morning Edition, NPR's Dan Charles reports that scientists are just beginning to explore this unseen world.

Simon Shaheen is a virtuoso on the violin and the oud (ood), but his real passion comes in educating the world about the subtleties of Arabic music. He talks with host Lisa Simeone, plays the oud, and talks about his latest CD, Blue Flame.

Cheetahs are the fastest land animals on the planet -- and their numbers are dropping just as fast. NPR's Wade Goodwyn reports that at a unique Texas animal sanctuary, wildlife experts are fighting to save the cat from extinction and inbreeding.

As the Olympic flame is lit in Greece, the American designer of the 2002 Salt Lake City Olympic torch hopes the cross-country torch relay brings a message of unity and peace.