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Karen Grigsby Bates says the financial success of "Waiting To Exhale" should act as a wake up call to studio executives. She says black women make up an important demographic group, with which spends money big time! And she calls on Hollywood to make more movies about middle class blacks.

RAPOPORT/WEEKEND EDITION SPORTS COMMENTATOR RON RAPOPORT TALKS ABOUT THE FLURRY OF TRADE ACTIVITY IN MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL.

NPR's Howard Berkes introduces us to Patricia Sullivan of Missoula, Montana, whose job it is to write descriptions of web sites on the world wide web.

of the Greek Prime Minister.

NPR's Joe Palca reports that a new study has found that the number of Americans who die from infectious diseases has been increasing. Researchers at the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found that deaths from infectious diseases increased 58 percent from 1980 to 1992.

Robert speaks with Jan (YAN) Kavan (KAH-van) - a former Czech member of parliament who was asked to resign more than 4 years ago because information found in his security file. It was believed that Mr. Kavan collaborated with the Old Communist government in the late 1960's against student dissidents. Mr. Kavan could not believe the allegations since he was a celebrated dissident himself. Today, in Prague....he was vindicated... the Justice Department exonerated Mr. Kavan of all allegations. And Mr. Kavan will now run for political office once again.

Reporter Ruby De Luna from member station KUOW in Seattle has this story about grizzly bears and Yellowstone National Park. The park has a grizzly-version of the "three strikes and you're out" rule, which ships bears out of the part if they bother humans three times.

2: Novelist/screenwriter HANIF KUREISHI (Ha-NEEF Koor-EE-shee). KUREISHI has been termed by the British press a "literary terrorist" for his works which encompass racist and sexual themes. He wrote the screenplays for "My Beautiful Laundrette," and "Sammy and Rosie Get Laid." Both were directed by Stephen Frears. His new novel is "The Black Album," (Scribner). HANIF was born and brought up in south London; his father is Pakistani, his mother English.

2: Political satirist AL FRANKEN. He was one of the original writers for Saturday Night Live. He's won four Emmys for his writing on the show. His most popular character is Stuart Smalley, the new age cable TV host. He left the show last season. His new book "Rush Limbaugh is a Big Fat Idiot and Other Observations" (Delacorte Press) is his look at American politics and the Republican revolution. The Kirkus Reviews writes, "he attacks with a wonderful lack of civility. . .and he does it with two murderous weapons: satire and facts. . ."