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In the first installment of a month-long series on leadership, NPR Special Correspondent Susan Stamberg talks with Jeff Bezos, founder of the pioneering e-commerce company Amazon.com.

NPR Commentator Ev Ehrlich bemoans the steadily declining rate of personal savings among the American public. While he is sympathetic to the reasons for the decrease, Ehrlich also calls it a dangerous trend.

Bob Edwards talks with Israeli journalist Hirsh Goodman about the possibilities for peace in Israel after this latest wave of violence.

Bob Edwards talks with Democratic senator Robert Torricelli and Republican senator Mitch McConnell about this year's senate race and whether Democratic hopes of retaking the Senate are realistic.

Internet music-sharing service Napster has been back in court. NPR's John McChesney reports on the company's fight against a district court injunction that the company says could shut down the service before the trial even starts.

NPR's Linda Gradstein reports on the emergency cease-fire reached in Israel in the wake of violent clashes between Israeli police and angry Palestinians.

Host Bob Edwards talks to Sports Commentator John Feinstein about the Major League Baseball playoffs. Feinstein reveals his picks for the World Series.

Commentator Richard Goldstein talks about the failure of entertainment codes in the 1950's to protect him from any number of potentially offensive, sexy or violent entertainment. He says the answer to kids' vulnerability to media violence and sex is more attentive parents.

Noah talks to Al Rasheed Khalid, University of Chicago Professor of Middle East History, about Ariel Sharon, the leader of Israel's opposition Likud party. They discuss how Palestinians view Sharon, and why some blame Sharon's visit to a holy site -- sacred to both Jews and Muslims -- for the current violence.

Critic Kenneth Turan reviews the new movie Girlfight. The film is "Rocky" with a feminist twist -- the story of a troubled teen coming of age in a seedy Brooklyn gym. The movie garnered top awards at the Sundance Film Festival.