Arwa Gunja here, on the night shift.

Our partners over at The New York Times are working on an exclusive story about the mine explosion in West Virginia that left 29 people dead. The story will shed new light on what exactly went so wrong and the different safety violations that led to the tragedy. National correspondent Ian Urbina joins us in the morning to share his reporting.

Today, President Obama visited Wall Street to push for greater oversight of the financial industry. This got us wondering whether oversight is enough to stop dirty dealings. Do we behave differently if we know we are being watched? Tomorrow we’ll talk with Dan Ariely, a professor of behavioral economics at Duke University. And we want to ask you, our listeners, if you spend your money differently when there is someone monitoring your spending. If you share a credit card bill or bank account with a spouse or loved one, how does that affect the choices you make a shopping mall, for example? Call us at 1-877-8-MYTAKE or leave us a comment here on our website.

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Arwa Gunja here, on the night shift.

Who owns our genetic makeup? We’ve talked about this on The Takeaway before, when a Federal District Court in Manhattan ruled that a biopharmaceutical company could no longer hold the patent on several genes. But this topic is resurfacing this week in a very different context. The Havasupai Indians gave their DNA to Arizona State University so researchers could find out why there is such a high rate of diabetes in the tribe. But, tribal members claim the university used their genetic makeup for much more, including looking at mental illness and tracing the tribe’s geographic origins, which contradict their own traditional stories. Now the university has settled with the Havasupai Indians at the price of $700,000, the first time individuals have been paid after claims their DNA was misused. We’ll take a look at the ethics of testing DNA and ask whether vulnerable communities in particular are taken advantage of when it comes to medical research.

We’re also having a two-part conversation about the role of Google after the company made public censorship requests from different governments. Tomorrow we’ll talk with Jeff Rosen, a law professor at George Washington University, about whether Google has its own foreign policy agenda, much like a nation would. Then on Friday we’ll talk with Nicole Wong. If Google were a country, Wong would be their secretary of state.

And the NFL draft starts tomorrow night. Even if you support a losing team, is the draft a time when hope springs eternal? The St. Louis Rams get the first pick, and we’ll talk with an ardent fan.

Since Haiti's earthquake earlier this year, thousands of Haitians continue to live in tent cities, which tend to be small, crowded and offer little privacy. As a result, many women have reported being victims of sexual assault or rape. Rape has always been a problem in Haiti, a country where the act was only truly criminalized in 2005, but the breakdown of social structures since the earthquake has worsened the problem.

European officials struck a deal yesterday to reopen most of Europe's air space to plane travel as early as this afternoon, assuming Iceland's Eyjafjallajokull volcano continues to subside. This would end the worst peacetime travel disruption in history, a travel crisis that has left thousands of passengers stranded for days and cost the airline industry hundreds of millions of dollars. But in the midst of the chaos and inconveniences, one philosopher took a moment to reflect on what our world would look like without airplanes.

Can a public university deny funding to a Christian student group if the group refuses to allow gay students to vote or take on leadership roles? That's the question being asked in the case coming before the U.S. Supreme Court: Christian Legal Society v. Martinez. In the case, the University of California's Hastings College of the Law's chapter of the Christian Legal Society was told it would be not recognized by the school if it did allow gay members to join, vote and take on leadership roles in the group. CLS is suing the school in a First Amendment case that goes before the Supreme Court on Monday.

We take look at what's ahead this week, with Marcus Mabry of The New York Times and Latoya Peterson editor of the blog, Racialicious. Volcanic ash continues to keep most European flights grounded affecting attendance at everything from the Major Economies Forum on Energy and Climate to the Tribeca Film Festival, both of which take place this week. Meanwhile, Washington is still buzzing about the Iran memo sent by Defense Secretary Robert Gates. And in cultural news, Wanda Sykes' show is up for renewal and Green Days' "American Idiot" opens on Broadway.

5:25 p.m.  Arwa Gunja here on the night shift.

Ash. You have to see it to understand why volcanic ash is shutting down major airports throughout Europe. It’s the largest airport closure ever ordered for Europe during peacetime, and travelers will have to rely on other modes of transportation until at least mid-day tomorrow. Tomorrow we'll hear from people in Europe whose travel plans were derailed. Plus, we’re reaching out to an economist to talk about the financial impact of this historic shutdown.

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Arwa Gunja here, wrapping up the day’s production.

Tomorrow we are going to lead the second hour of our show with a story about possibly expanding the role of nurse practitioners. Twenty-eight states are considering giving these nurses with higher degrees more authority, including prescribing narcotics. This is due to a shortage of primary care physicians. We’ll hear from a doctor who is against this expansion and a nurse practitioner who says the expansion would benefit patients and pocketbooks. It is cheaper to see a nurse practitioner and often, they have more time to spend with patients. But some doctors argue it could put patients in harm’s way by putting their care in the hands of a less qualified medical professional.

And today, the Library of Congress announced they will start archiving tweets going all the way back to 2006 when Twitter was started.  This means that along with history books and great works of literature, tweets will live forever in our nation’s most prestigious library. We’ll talk with a "library and archivist groupie" about how this changes the way we look up history. If you’re on Twitter, will this change the way you tweet? Are there any tweets from your past that you would want to be archived in history? You can call us at 877-8-MYTAKE, leave us a message on our website, or better yet, tweet it.

All month, the federal government has been actively encouraging people across America to fill out the 2010 Census. The survey, which is distributed every ten years, may reveal that the demographics of many cities have drastically changed over the decade. One of those cities is Charlotte, N.C., where an increasing number of northerners and minorities have moved to the once majority-white and classically southern city.

Last month, a black City councilmenber in Phoenix, Ariz. was tackled to the ground and handcuffed by a white police officer. At the time of the scuffle, the councilmember was checking on a neighbor whose house was on fire. The police department has since said its officer did nothing wrong. But many residents, particularly in South Phoenix, say this case highlights a deep-seeded racial conflict in the city and a long-standing mistrust between black residents and the police department.

The use of hallucinogens such as 'ecstasy' or mushrooms to address psychological disorders tends to be met with opposition and an automatic association with the drug culture of the 1960s. But scientists from around the world will gather this week in San Jose, Calif., for the largest conference on psychedelic drugs to be held in the U.S. in four decades. They will discuss whether these drugs can help patients suffering from depression, obsessive-compulsive disorder, post-traumatic stress syndrome, and other psychological problems.

• FINANCIAL TAKEOUT:  It's a case of "who watches the watchmen" when The New York Times' Louise Story joins the show with a damning new report that shows how regulators missed major problems at Washington Mutual.  
• SPORTS TAKEOUT: All eyes were on golf this weekend, but the spotlight wasn't necessarily on Tiger Woods. The Takeaway's Sports contributor Ibrahim Abdul-Matin discusses the performance that landed Phil Mickelson his third Masters victory.

We take look at what's ahead this week with Marcus Mabry of The New York Times and Latoya Peterson of the blog Racialicious. This week, President Obama hosts a nuclear security summit while the first lady travels to Mexico. The White House may soon reveal possible nominees to take Justice Stevens' seat on the nation's most honorable bench. And a new dating show hits VH1.

• FINANCIAL TAKEOUT:  The National Bureau of Economic Research is going to release a statement later today that says that they don't know when, or even if, our nation's current recession came to an end. New York Times Wall Street and finance reporter Story Louise Story joins us with more from this Times' Exclusive.
• LISTENERS TAKEOUT: You called in with ideas on how to fix your city or town's budgetary woes.

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Arwa Gunja here on the night shift.

Not too much has changed for tomorrow’s show. We’re asking you, our listeners, how you would proposing trimming the budget for your local city or town. If you were the mayor, what cuts would you make? Send us your responses and we’ll use them tomorrow morning in a conversation we're having about struggling cities. We’ll be focusing on Baltimore and Detroit, but we know communities across the country are hurting. Send us your stories and suggestions by calling 1-877-8-MYTAKE or leaving us your comments here on our website.

We will also be joined by mine safety expert Ellen Smith for a closer look at Massey Energy. This is the company that owns and operates the West Virginia mine where at least 25 people were killed after an explosion earlier this week. The rescue efforts have been stalled because conditions have been deemed too unsafe for workers to move forward, though four miners remain trapped underground. Massey is the sixth largest coal company in the US. Tomorrow we’ll get a profile of both the company and its controversial CEO, Don Blakenship.

And every Friday we - and our partners at The Week Magazine - bring you a series we call, “Good Week, Bad Week,”  to determine who had a good week and who had a bad week. Send us your nominees. Again, you can call us at 1-877-8-MYTAKE or leave us a message right here on our website.

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Arwa Gunja here on the evening shift.

As many of our listeners may already know, our host, John Hockenberry, is in Denver all week this week broadcasting from member station KUVO. He got a chance to meet up with Bill Reinert, national manager of the Advanced Technology Group for Toyota USA. Mr. Reinert helped design the Prius. Tomorrow we’ll bring you a conversation about how cars are getting more complex and technologically advanced - and what that means for you, the consumer.

We also want to take a moment to address a concern raised by a listener about a segment today on Wikileaks, a website that leaks sensitive information while keeping its sources anonymous.  This week, the controversial website posted a classified video that showed the deaths of 12 Iraqi men, including two employees of the Reuters News Agency, during a 2007 incident in Iraq. The video appeared to show Americans in an Apache helicopter firing on unarmed men. Two listeners wrote to us to express frustration that we hadn’t mentioned a report released by the Pentagon late Monday, which said that some of the Iraqis involved in that incident were indeed carrying weapons. We called US Central Command to ask what their report found. We’ll tell you what they had to say tomorrow on the show.

We’re also closely following the uprising in Kyrgyzstan, where protesters have overthrown the government. Kyrgyzstan is one the most important US allies in Central Asia and home to an American air base used for missions in nearby Afghanistan. We'll keep you posted with the latest tomorrow in the show.

• RALEIGH TAKEOUT: We take a closer look at the mine blast in Raleigh County, West Virginia, hearing from Chuck Nelson, a former miner, who tells us why mining is so important to the culture of the county. 
• LISTENERS TAKEOUT: Beyond the sadness, condolences and concern our listeners asked another question: should the acquisition of energy still be so dangerous?

Monday night's explosion at the Upper Big Branch Mine in Raleigh County, West Virginia, left 25 confirmed dead and four more miners missing underground. Rescue operations were stalled yesterday because conditions were deemed too dangerous. The mine is owned by Massey Energy Company, which was immediately criticized for allowing egregious and numerous safety violations. Massey's CEO, Don Blankenship, responded in an interview with the Metronews radio network in West Virginia, saying, “violations are unfortunately a normal part of the mining process. There are violations at every coal mine in America.”

President Obama takes to the mound tonight in the stadium of the Washington Nationals to throw the ceremonial first pitch. It's a tradition started 100 years ago this month by President William Howard Taft.

We take look at what's ahead this week with Marcus Mabry of The New York Times and Rob Watson of the BBC. This week, the U.S. and Russia sign a new arms treaty, Treasury Secretary Geithner visits India, and a date will be selected for elections in the United Kingdom. Plus, Tiger Woods returns to the green.