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Negotiations continued between the White House and House Speaker John Boehner on Tuesday to avoid the fiscal cliff. Earlier in the day, Boehner prepared his fellow House Republicans for the likelihood that taxes will have to rise on top earners. He's also now talking about a "plan B" if talks fail to come to a deal. Tamara Keith joins Melissa Block from Capitol Hill.

There is more information on the story of the al-Qaida plot to bomb an airplane heading to the United States. It turns out, the man who was supposed to be the bomber was working for an intelligence service.

March Madness is set. The men's and women's brackets for the NCAA basketball tournaments have been finalized.

Top lawmakers on the Senate and House tax writing panels reached a deal on a plan that would temporarily expand the child tax credit and business credits but it's unclear whether the bill will pass.

NPR Music's Tom Huizenga and host Guy Raz spin an eclectic mix of new classical releases.

Ash from an Icelandic volcano is causing big and costly disruptions in Europe but, so far, it's nothing compared with the havoc caused by the country's economic eruption a year and a half ago. How can a remote island in the North Atlantic, with only about 320,000 people, be the source of so much damage?