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Commentator Andre Codrescu says it would be a lot if we could just plant v-chips in people's brains...rather than TVs. That way we could all have a sunny outlook on life--all the sex and violence could be scrapped off by the government and destroyed.

Music critic Tom Manoff reviews Das Jahr (DAHS YAHR) a

who died early today at Georgetown University Hospital after suffering a heart attack. He was 81.

Voters in California's primary tomorrow will be asked whether they want to repeal special protection for the big cats. Two deaths and numerous sightings in recent years have created not only concern but a political fight involving hunters, biologists, and animal lovers. Chris Arnold reports on the political contretemps.

A survey in today's issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association indicates that it's not unusual for terminally ill patients to ask doctors to help them die. Nor is it that rare for doctors to comply. NPR's Wendy Kaufman reports that the survey comes on the heels of a controversial decision by the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals, holding physician-assisted suicide to be a constitutional right.

Jyl Hoyt recently visited Peru, and prepared this piece about efforts there to legalize the coca leaf. Coca, which produces the base substance of cocaine, is banned by the United Nations. Farmers in Peru argue that the leaf itself is no more addictive than a couple of cups of coffee. They say they ought to be able to use the leaf in products like tea or toothpaste, and if coca were legalized, they would no longer have to sell the leaf illegally to drug dealers.

NPR's Ted Clark analyzes the risks of confronting China and coming to Taiwan's defense if Taiwan and China come to blows. The choice would be to ignore the conflict and lose credibility in East Asia, or to defend Taiwan, rupturing U.S. relations with China and -- in the worst case scenario -- going to war with China.

Linda talks with Joe Mahood (MAY-hood), chair of the science department at Aragon High School in San Mateo, California, about the ideas being discussed at the education summit in New York.

Commentator Malcolm Mackinnon takes us through the frustration of fishing on the net, as he tries to track down the source of a famous quote. With all the patience of a fly fisher standing in a stream, Mackinnon lays out his line, time and time again, only to catch nothing, or the wrong thing. A local librarian comes to the rescue.

Daniel speaks with Andy Sirwar, Senior Writer at Fortune Magazine and Dan Hammermesh, Economics Professor at the University of Texas about what 30 million dollars can buy these days. That is the amount that former Republican presidential candidate Steve Forbes spent on his campaign before dropping out this week.

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police officers and firefighters to increase their representation and rank on the city's police and fire departments. While some black and Hispanic applicants have been hired, they remain a disproportonately small percentage of hires and promotions in both departments. Minority officers have sued the city, arguing that the examinations for promotion discriminate against minority applicants.

A quick look at the leader of the right to die movement in Canada. Kevorkian assisted his suicide even while on trial in Michigan for the same thing. (2:00) 2A CUTAWAY 0:59 2B 13. SS OFFICER ON TRIAL -- NPR'S Sylvia Poggioli reports from Rome on the trial of a former Nazi SS Captain charged with one of Italy's worst massacres during the second World War. Erich Priebke ((preeb-keh)) was extradited to Italy last November from Argentina. He stands accused for his part in killing of 335 men and boys near Rome in 1944.

The Breakfast club -- obituary of Don McNeill - longtime host of the radio program "DON MCNEILL'S BREAKFAST CLUB". He was 88 and died Tuesday of respitory illness. He program lasted 35 years and was done live WITH an audience. Noah talks to Chicago Broadcast Historian Sterling "RED" Quiland and we hear ecerpts from some of the Shows.

to the phone call he received yesterday from Senate Majority Leader Bob Dole, informing him of Dole's plans to resign from the Senate and devote himself full time to his Republican presidential campaign.

being put into place for the Summer Olympic Games. A huge force will provide protection for athletes, official, and visitors. It includes 15-hundred members of the Atlanta Police Department, 600 officers from the State of Georgia, a private security force numbering several thousand, and a large number of federal agents.

President Clinton today announced a new policy on landmines that limits their use but falls short of a complete ban. Human rights activists had pushed for a ban on the weapons, but the Pentagon said that landmines are essential in some situations. NPR's Kathleen Schalch reports.

It was only after the freezer had been cleaned, that grandma warned her relations about the money she kept in it. The trash company picked through a truck-full of garbage and returned $25,000.

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Taliban spokesman Suhail Shaheen about the future of Afghanistan. The Taliban say Afghans who worked with Americans aren't in danger and women may work outside the home.

The Taliban are back in power in Afghanistan. What does it mean for the Afghan people? In the 90s, when last they ruled, it was a brutal, utterly ruthless regime that terrorized its people.

Names, Social Security numbers and birth dates were compromised; phone numbers, account numbers, passwords and financial information were not. T-Mobile is offering free identity protection services.

Janet Beat is known for her trailblazing work in electronic music. The album, Pioneering Knob Twiddler, features compositions she made on synthesizers, tape machines and other acoustic instruments.

She cites the state's rise in coronavirus cases.