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Two days after the death of Moammar Gadhafi, Libyans are preparing to declare liberation in their country. The manner in which Gadhafi died remains a question, however, and the United Nations and human rights organizations want answers. Host Scott Simon checks in with NPR's Lourdes Garcia-Navarro in Tripoli about where things stand now in the country.

Light heavyweight Dewey Bozella won his first professional bout this week, at a time of life when most men are fighting male pattern baldness. Host Scott Simon takes note of the boxer, who made his professional debut at age 52 after spending a quarter-century in prison for a crime he didn't commit.

As images of Moammar Gadhafi's body spread across the Arab world, protesters in Syria and Yemen are issuing renewed calls for their own leaders to step down. Weekends on All Things Considered host Guy Raz talks with Georgetown professor Samer Shehata about Gadhafi's death and the ongoing Arab Spring protests are reshaping the Middle East and North Africa.

The movements may disagree on many issues, but they seem to have similar opinions on the bank bailout, the federal deficit and the influence of corporations and money on Congress. Harvard professor Lawrence Lessig says there's good reason both the left and the right agree that there is too much power in too few hands.

Without a little mud, pitchers in the pro leagues wouldn't be able to put enough topspin on their pitches. It can't be just any mud, either. Since the 1950s, all the mud in every major league clubhouse has come from the same secret spot.

With the 2012 Iowa caucuses just over 10 weeks away, conservative Christian Republican voters in Iowa are still searching for a presidential candidate. As GOP Party Chairman Reince Priebus said, "There's only one perfect person that walked the face of this Earth."

Tunisians are voting Sunday in the country's first free and democratic election. The small North African nation was the first to overthrow its dictator in a popular movement that soon spread to other authoritarian Arab nations. Now analysts say what happens in Tunisia will be key to democracy's future in the Arab world.

While the overall U.S. economy seems to be stuck in neutral, one bright spot is that charitable giving to the arts is up 5 percent more than last year. It's good news, but a new study cautions that much of that support serves audiences that are wealthier and whiter than the country as a whole.

Libya's Transitional National Council could resign Sunday to make way for a new interim government that will guide the country through elections. Libyans who went to see Moammar Gadhafi's corpse Saturday in Misurata had their own thoughts on what lies ahead and what the former dictator's death means to them. NPR's Lourdes Garcia-Navarro reports from Misurata.

Democratic Rep. Chris Van Hollen of Maryland is a member of the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction, otherwise known as the supercommittee. The group is working on a plan to reduce the deficit by $1.2 trillion over the next 10 years. Host Audie Cornish gets an update from Van Hollen, who played a major role in Vice President Joe Biden's debt talks earlier this year.