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Medicaid, designed to help poor seniors, is the single biggest source of payments for long-term health care. On any given day, there are more than a million American seniors living in nursing homes -- most of them at taxpayers' expense. Now, the federal government says some who are benefiting from Medicaid actually could afford to pay their own way.

Art Silverman visits the Bob Dylan Shrine in Old Bridge, N.J. Mel Prussack, a semi-retired 64-year-old former drugstore owner, has crammed four decades of memorabilia into the second floor of his split-level home.

Michele Norris samples public opinion on the Iraq war from around the country - from Fairborn, Ohio; Salem, Oregon; and Phoenix, Arizona. People's opinions are mixed; some say the war isn't going well but troops should stay there, while others say the war is going well and troops should come home sooner rather than later.

Energy policy rarely takes center stage in a presidential race, but with gasoline prices soaring, voters seem to be paying attention this year. Both President Bush and Sen. John Kerry are touting long-term plans to cut dependence on foreign oil and develop new sources of energy at home. NPR's Allison Aubrey reports.

President George Bush visits Fort Campbell, Ky., the home of the 101st Airborne Division, to have lunch with some of the troops who have served with that unit in Iraq. With the first anniversary of the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq approaching, the president has led a weeklong campaign by administration officials to affirm their faith in the mission. NPR's Don Gonyea reports.

A little-known part of the new Medicare drug legislation pays for some very expensive medicine -- when administered at home instead of at doctors' offices. Medicare officials call the Replacement Drug Demonstration a good deal. But far fewer people have signed up than expected, and the deadline to apply has been extended. NPR's Joanne Silberner reports.

The policies of Japan's longest-serving Prime Minister Shinzo Abe were highly controversial, both at home and throughout Asia. But that did not lesson the shock and mourning at his sudden death.

David Greenberger reviews When I Was Cruel by Elvis Costello. He says the album bristles with sonic energy that harkens back to the early days of Costello's career, when he was branded an angry young rocker. But these songs are informed by middle age, mature self-awareness and bitter experience. (4:30) The CD is from Island Records. See http://www.islandrecords.com/elviscostello/home.las.

Last December, the Marshall Fire destroyed more than 1,000 homes and businesses, including a beloved violin shop. Now, that shop is back open.

Beijing is a city of contrasts: It has dazzling Olympic venues as well as the ancient city, a maze of homes and alleys, or hutongs, that are rapidly being demolished to make way for high-rise development. A walk reveals the vanishing backstreet neighborhoods.