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Some First Amendment advocates joined a suit against the president for blocking people from his Twitter account — and they are making a novel argument about the right to communicate in a digital age.

President Bush's final State of the Union speech focused on the bi-partisan economic stimulus package, the war in Iraq and support for military families. House Majority Whip James Clyburn of South Carolina offers analysis of the President's speech and the race for the White House.

Protests have intensified in Hong Kong after one activist was shot and a pro-Beijing supporter set on fire. The demonstrations are in their fifth month.

The U.S. Figure Skating National Championships brought the who's who of the sport to St. Louis. St. Louis Public Radio Visuals Editor Brian Munoz left a new fan of the Olympic sport.

NPR's Michel Martin discusses solutions to gun violence with a panel of experts who work on the issue.

2: History professor and author R. LAURENCE MOORE. His new book is "Selling God: American Religion in the Marketplace of Culture." (Oxford) MOORE explores the relationship between spiritualism and consumerism in this country over a two-century span. He develops his theses with examples from the lives as such American personalities as P. T. Barnum, Cecil B. DeMille and Sylvester Graham, inventor of the Graham cracker.

Film critic David Edelstein reviews two controversial new films. Blood Diamond has caused an uproar by suggesting that many gems in the marketplace are from places where their harvest causes violent social upheaval. Apocalypto has generated controversy because of its association with writer, director and producer Mel Gibson.

A Baghdad marketplace is bombed, killing as many as 30 civilians. Iraqi officials blame the deadly attack on U.S. missiles. The Pentagon says it did not target the area, and is investigating whether stray missiles or Iraqi weapons may have been the cause. Hear NPR's Tom Gjelten and NPR's Anne Garrels.

NPR's Eric Weiner reports on some of the less-than-classic items for sale in the marketplaces of Jerusalem. Tourists can buy Jesus pens, Jesus key chains, even a glow-in-the-dark Jesus. Those who want to take a bit of Jerusalem home with them can buy a Holy Kit, complete with such items as olive oil supposedly taken from the Church of the Sepulchre.

But some say the carbon marketplace isn't enough to fight climate change.