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In the final installment of Morning Edition's series on celebrity gardens, NPR's Ketzel Levine visits Lotusland, a vast, sprawling garden in Montecito California, that was created by a colorful polish born socialite.

Scott with some thoughts about what Presidential candidates are asked in debates.

NPR's Joanne Silberner reports a woman in Washington state is suing for contraception to be included in her health care coverage. She argues that contraception is a basic component of woman's health.

A new book, Peril, says the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff was attempting to head off a potential armed conflict when he called his Chinese counterpart twice in Trump's final months in office.

Quinn Klinefelter of member station WDET reports that promoters of the Detroit Grand Prix are hoping to move the car race from its current home on Bell Isle to a proposed site at the state fairgrounds. Michigan's Governor John Engler supports the idea, but Detroit Mayor Dennis Archer is opposed. Archer says although he supports a new site, the proposed fairground location, would cause too many problems for the surrounding residents.

Host Bob Edwards shares letters from listener.

Marianne McCune of member station WNYC reports that a new committee appointed to decide the future of Ellis Island is pushing to transform several crumbling buildings on the south side of the island into a center for tourists, scholars and world leaders.

NPR's Tom Gjelten reports from Havana, on the growing minority of people in Cuba, who are self employed. Even though Fidel Castro's Communist government sets strict standards for entrepreneurs, more and more Cubans are trying their hand as capitalists. But they're finding it more difficult to make a profit than they thought, and with the high taxes they're forced to pay, many are barely getting by.

Commentator Marit Haahr is a little unnerved by the growth of dot-com companies that provide service to your doorstep, like Kozmo.com. She says it's spontaneous human contact, as in video stores, that keeps us all from becoming shut-ins.

Scott speaks with Weekend Edition's entertainment critic Elvis Mitchell about the new movie, X-Men.