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Rahm Emanuel will be sworn in Monday as mayor of Chicago, and the Daley family dynasty in Chicago politics will come to an end for now. Host Scott Simon speaks with Carol Marin, political columnist for the Chicago Sun-Times, about the Daley legacy and the incoming Emanuel administration.

Vacations not so far from home are what some travel experts are predicting as gas prices continue rising. Wisconsin Dells, a popular Midwestern vacation spot, historically hasn't lost visitors when gas has gone up, but like some businesses, they're taking no chances. They're offering a gas card to retain customers who generally come from within 300 miles. Wisconsin Public Radio's Shamane Mills reports.

The Army Corps of Engineers announced Friday that it will open up the Morganza Spillway on Saturday, flooding millions of acres of rich Mississippi farmland. Host Scott Simon gets the latest on the floods plaguing the Mississippi River regions from NPR's Greg Allen in Baton Rouge.

The Mississippi River is expected to crest in Arkansas City, Ark., on Saturday at 53.5 feet, the highest it has reached since 1933. Host Scott Simon speaks with Desha County Judge Mark McElroy about living in the shadow of the river.

According to a recent study, noise pollution could be costing lives. A World Health Organization report finds Western Europeans lose years to death or disability from excessive sound. Though European countries have taken steps to turn the volume down, the U.S. backed off the effort decades ago.

Prosecutors accuse Hafiz Muhammed Sher Ali Khan and sons Irfan Khan and Izhar Khan of sending money to the group to buy guns. Hafiz Khan and Izhar Khan are both imams, but officials say their mosques are not suspected of wrongdoing.

The modern soul standard-bearer tells Weekend All Things Considered how he approaches making new music with a vintage sound.

When the Mississippi River flooded 18 years ago, people rushed to protect themselves and their homes. They piled sandbags and poured gravel. But then, as now, the river could not be sedated.

President Obama switched gears on the issue of domestic oil drilling Saturday, announcing that he will extend leases for oil companies to drill in Alaska and the Gulf of Mexico. James Fallows, national correspondent for The Atlantic, joins host Guy Raz to discuss this and the week's other top stories.