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which finds that black patients with serious heart disease are less likely to undergo heart bypass surgery, than white patients with similar symptoms. The study says that fact may explain the higher death rate from heart disease among black patients.

Several thousand residents in the Northwest were without power this Thanksgiving. Noah speaks with Debbie Holte, from Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, about the creative Thanksgiving she and her family put together. Since the power has been out for the last ten days, the family barbecued the turkey, cooked the potatoes on a wood stove, and built snowmen outside the house.

special assistant to the new U.N. Secretary General, about the challenges facing Kofi Annan.

which had been considered virtually defeated. Their leader has been in jail, as have most of their foot soldiers.

Jon Miller reports from Lima that Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori today indicated that he will not resort to force to end the hostage crisis at the Japanese ambassador's residence. Speaking in public for just the third time since the standoff began, Fujimori said he remains steadfast in his refusal to release jailed leftist rebels, the main demand of the guerrillas who took over the compound. But the Peruvian leader also said his position is a mixture of "firmness" and "prudence," and that he is looking for a way out of the crisis. It was three weeks ago today that rebels of the Tupac Amaru Revolutionary Movement seized the compound during a party; several hundred hostages have been released, but 74 remain, including senior Peruvian officials and Japanese businessmen.

where the annual MacWorld computer show is under way and serious questions are being asked about the viability of the computer-maker after recent predictions of more big losses.

Singer-songwriter Cheryl Wheeler speaks with Noah and performs an amusing song appropriate for the day before Thanksgiving. The Potato Song praises the virtues of the tuber to the tune of "The Mexican Hat Dance." Cheryl Wheeler will be joining us tomorrow and provide some more reflective musical thoughts for the holiday.

in Jerusalem, don't worry, there's now another route to contact God. He's now accepting e-mail.

The Great Plains spent today digging out from under a three-day blizzard, part of a winter storm moving as far south as the Gulf Coast and expected to reach the East Coast by the weekend. In the snow-laden Dakotas, truckers stranded at interstate rest stops were seeking solace in hot showers. Mark Zdechlik of Minnesota Public Radio reports.

The Supreme Court heard oral arguments today on whether dying patients should have the right to doctor-assisted suicide. The court is reviewing cases from New York and Washington state. The justices' ruling on the controversial question could have profound consequences for most Americans. Proponents of doctor-assisted suicide say terminally-ill people have the right to a physician's help in ending their final suffering. Opponents say establishing a right to die conflicts with states' interest in protecting life and shields people from undue influence to choose suicide. NPR's Nina Totenberg has a report.

Reporter Frank Browning remembers lawyer and activist Tom Stoddard, who advanced the cause of equal rights for gay men, lesbians, people with AIDS in this country. Stoddard headed up the Lambda Legal Defense and Education fund for six years, making it a nationally influential organization, fighting discrimination against homosexuals and AIDS patients in employment, housing, health care, insurance, family law, and military service.

Linda talks with NPR's Steven Inskeep about continuing negotiations in Washington to avert a possible strike by pilots at American Airlines. Talks continue on a new contract, but there's been no significant progress on issues such as pay increases and whether lower-paid pilots for American Eagle, American's subsidiary for shorter flights, would be allowed to fly a new generation of smaller planes for regional traffic. The strike deadline is midnight Friday.

to go back and have another one. The first may not have been strong enough.

and Senate Majority Leader Trent Lott spoke to the Republican Governors' Conference yesterday. Speaker Gingrich said their approach will be incremental, seeking tax cuts, Medicaid reform, and a balanced amendment to the Constitution.

will resign as Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration. During his six-year tenure, the FDA has aggressively gone after the makers of drugs and medical devices considered to be hazardous to the public health.

Commentator Kevin Kling thinks that the right haircut can do wonders for a person's outlook on life...transforming the timid to the bold, the shy to the extroverted. The wrong haircut, though...that's a different story.

Noah talks with Tim Weige, sports director at Chicago television station WBBM and a columnist for the Chicago Sun-Times, about today's news that the baseball owners have ratified a new five-year agreement with the players' union, effectively ending the dispute which began with the 1994 baseball strike. Under the agreement...the same one that was rejected by owners three weeks ago...there will be inter-league play in 1997, and a revenue sharing agreement for the smaller major-league baseball markets. Bud Selig, the interim commissioner of baseball, applauded the agreement, but leaders of the Major League Players' Association will have to meet next week to finalize the deal.

Music reviewer Bonnie Grice has only good things to say about a new recording of tangos called "Tango Among Friends." Classical pianist Daniel Barenboim is featured on the keyboard, along with Hector Console on acoustic bass and Rodolfo Mederos on the bandoneon. She says it reflects the musical roots of Barenboim, who spent part of his childhood growing up in Buenos Aires---and reflects the sounds of Argentina's national dance and the European concert hall.

Charles de Ledesma reviews From the Brothel to the Cemetary,a new album by a London-based group called the Tiger Lillies. The group plays a wonderful assortment of instruments, but what stands out is the quality of the lead singer's voice and the oddness of the lyrics.

in his civil trial. He faced tough questions about the blood evidence found in his Bronco, the cuts on his finger and the revelation that he failed a polygraph test shortly after the murders.

minister charge over taxes and customs. Yeltsin hopes this order will be the key to cracking down on economic crime. The Russian president also ruled out changes to the constitution suggested by his foes, that would reduce Yeltsin's power.

in a criminal case and essentially guilty in a civil case, a la OJ. But no matter what you call it, lawyers are concerned about the increasing frequency of such seemingly disparate decisions.

Commentator David Brooks says that both Democrats and Republicans have adopted a "Kissingerian" foreign policy, putting nationalistic self-interest above idealism and the promotion of democracy.

Robert talks with classical guitarist Eliot Fisk. Fisk shares his life story with Robert... particularly, about how an attempt to bring the family together with music and a banjo led him to the great guitarist Andres Segovia. Now Fisk's life parallels the late Segovia and has released a recordings featuring transcriptions of Segovia's work. Eliot Fisk's latest CD is called Segovia: Canciones Populares. It's available on the Musicmasters Label. If not available at record stores locally, call J & R Music World, at 1-800-221-8180 to order.

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