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Peter Moore, London Town Crier, is leaving his post and is searching for someone to replace him. He also leads a big parade on New Year's Day. Hear NPR's Scott Simon.

The Web site TomPaine.com has offered a $10,000 reward to whoever can prove the identity of what the site is calling "The Eli Lilly Bandit." Someone inserted two paragraphs into the Homeland Security Bill protecting drug manufacturer Eli Lilly from lawsuits by parents who claim the company's vaccines caused their children's autism. Major suspects include Sen. Bill Frist, Rep. Dick Armey and the White House. NPR's Alex Chadwick investigates the mystery.

Nearly a century ago, explorer Hanns Vischer undertook a grueling 1,500-mile journey by camel across the Sahara desert. He later said that he entered the desert like a fool, and left it nearly crushed. A modern-day explorer has recreated his trek.

Lynn Neary talks with Lauren Greenfield, author and photographer of Girl Culture. Ms. Greenfield's work is regularly published in The New York Times Magazine, Time, Newsweek, Vanity Fair, Stern and Geo, and is featured in several museums.

Morning Edition's final segment of a five-part original radio drama, I'd Rather Eat Pants.

Cardinal Bernard Law's resignation as head of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston will not help the church stave off the many lawsuits filed by people who say they were abused by priests Law supervised. A criminal probe of a possible coverup of abuse also looms. NPR's Barbara Bradley-Hagerty reports.

NPR's Andy Bowers talks to Jim Wessling, whose company has produced a George W. Bush doll that speaks 17 lines by the president. Wessling says the doll is a big seller and he has plans for other presidential dolls.

Latino students make up the largest minority group of America's school-age population -- and there's broad consensus that public schools are not doing a good job of meeting their needs. In the fourth report of the five-part series Educating Latinos, NPR's Jennifer Ludden reports on the particular challenges facing young Latina students. Browse online resources for the series, and learn more about past and future installments.

Host Liane Hansen talks with George Clack, director of the Office of Copyright and Print Publications at the State Department, and author Elmaz Abinader about Writers on America, a new anthology of essays which the State Department is distributing overseas to promote American values.

Host Scott Simon and Daniel Pinkwater, Weekend Edition ambassador to the world of children's literature, discuss and read from two books for children, Another Perfect Day by Ross MacDonald and Yellow Umbrella by Jae-Soo Liu. Yellow Umbrella comes with a music CD composed Dong Il Sheen to play while reading the book.