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Scott on Mojo magazine's poll, which selected the Beatles' "In My Life" as the greatest pop song of the century.

Daniel Schorr is away. Sarah Fritz of Congressional Quarterly reviews the week's news.

Scott with some thought about kids, sports and their parents.

Scott reads letters from listeners.

NPR's Ted Clark reports on the fourth day of the summit at Camp David, where the Israeli-Palestinian peace talks remain shrouded in secrecy. US spokesmen refuse to provide any substantive details of the meetings, nor will they say whether there has been any progress.

NPR's Debbie Elliott reports on the historical decision in Florida smokers' class action lawsuit against the nation's top five cigarette making companies. The jury hit the companies with a $145 billion punitive damages verdict, -the largest civil jury award in history.

Scott Simon talks to Thomas Katroscik commissoner of the Stoop Ball league about the stoop ball championships held on a farm in Wisconsin.

NPR's Michele Kelemen reports on how Vladimir Putin's actions as president have stoked the flames of an age old rivalry between St. Petersburg and Moscow.

NPR's Don Gonyea reports from Detroit on the unusual move to honor former Tigers outfielder Willie Horton.

NPR's Richard Harris reports from Bangkok that Thailand is leading the world in testing AIDS vaccines. That's because the nation has a strong scientific tradition, a good medical infrastructure, a willing populace and the political backing to conduct studies involving thousands of volunteers. Many of these ingredients are missing elsewhere in the world, where AIDS vaccines are more desperately needed.