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send a man to the moon, science still hasn't been able to figure out exactly what causes and cures the common cold

The nation's governors are in full agreement about how to revamp the Medicaid program for the poor and disabled. But NPR's Joanne Silberner reports that there's no unanimity among Medicaid experts. Some say the proposals will give the states the flexibility to tailor programs to the needs of the poor. But others say they could leave people in need without health coverage.

MAUREEN CORRIGAN reviews the new book, Primary Colors: A Novel of Politics, the fiction book based on the Clinton presidential campaign, by anonymous. (Random House).

that dates back to the Cold War. The change could revitalize Russia's economy with a flood of U.S. dollars. Many American gun control groups are against the measure, while trade officials here promise only hunting and sporting guns will be allowed into the country.

Congress is passing a series of short-term funding measures for many government departments. But NPR's Phillip Davis reports that administrators are warning that they can't operate effectively without longterm spending plans.

Reporter David Welna reports that last week 255 legislators from Mexico's ruling PRI party wrote a letter to President Ernesto Zedillo, criticizing Mexico's free market policy. The letter also urged the government to reassert control over the economy, promote lower interest rates and stablize the exchange rate. Although the legislators are now toning down their criticim somewhat, the attack on Zedillo and his policies has serious ramifications for the party.

Journalist and musician JAMES MCBRIDE. His new book, is "The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to his White Mother" (Riverhead) about his mother who was white and Jewish, but refused to admit her race. MCBRIDE's father was black. For years, MCBRIDE knew nothing about his mother's early life. It wasn't until he started work on the book, that she opened up to tell him that her father was a failed itinerant Orthodox rabbi in rural Virginia, a racist, and he sexually abused her. MCBRIDE has written for "The Washington Post," "The Boston Globe," and "People" magazine

about the difficulty in implementing some of the provisions of the Dayton agreement.

Noah reads from the latest batch of listeners' letters.

has changed since the Challenger disaster ten years ago Sunday. However, the space agency is worried that budget cuts and the continuing pressure to perform may undo a lot of those changes.