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Debbie Elliott met Johnnie Carr more than 20 years ago on an assignment to mark the 30th anniversary of the Montgomery bus boycott. In the prim living room of the civil rights activist's Montgomery home, Elliott realized the tenacity of this gentle grandmotherly figure and others like her had literally changed the nation.

Supporters loyal to Iran's supreme leader took to the streets Tuesday at a massive rally organized by the clerical regime. Later, supporters of presidential candidate Mir Hossein Mousavi staged another protest against the election results. Meanwhile, the government said it would recount some disputed ballots, and foreign media were barred from covering rallies in Tehran.

The New York Philharmonic will perform Tuesday at the East Pyongyang Grand Theatre in Pyongyang, North Korea. The concert represents an historic occasion, as a prominent U.S. cultural institution visits an isolated nation.

Melissa Block and Robert Siegel read listeners' comments about yesterday's program. The vast majority of e-mails were in response to Siegel's interview with controversial Cincinnati radio talk-show host Bill Cunningham.

One of the issues Democratic presidential candidates Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama debated Tuesday is the North American Free Trade Agreement. Both candidates say NAFTA needs to be renegotiated. David Wessel of The Wall Street Journal talks to Renee Montagne about the candidates' positions on trade.

President Bush's final State of the Union address prompts praise from Republicans and a lukewarm reaction from many Democrats.

Sen. Barack Obama's presidential bid picked up a key endorsement Monday from Sen. Edward Kennedy — along with some other Kennedys. Sen. Kennedy, a major Democratic player for decades, had been courted by the Clintons, who requested that he remain neutral.

The nominees for the 80th annual Academy Awards were announced Tuesday in Beverly Hills. There Will Be Blood and No Country for Old Men — two violent films set in the American West — each received eight nominations.

The Commerce Department says the U.S. gross domestic product grew at just 0.6 percent in the final quarter of 2007. That is the weakest growth rate in five years for the GDP.

It's January, the stock market is shaky, and the Hollywood writer's strike is still dragging on, but Fresh Air's book critic says there's at least one piece of good news this month: Sue Miller has a new novel out.