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SCOTT SIMON AND SYNDICATED COLUMNIST GEORGIE ANNE GEYER DISCUSS THE WEEK'S TOP NEWS STORIES.

NPR LEGAL CORRESPONDENT NINA TOTENBERG REPORTS ON THE SUPREME COURT'S CONSIDERATION OF COLORADO AMENDMENT TWO, FORBIDDING SPECIAL PROTECTION FOR GAYS, AND HOW THE ISSUE PUTS THAT STATE'S GOVERNOR IN A FUNNY POSITION.

WEEKEND EDITION GARDENING CONSULTANT KETZEL LEVINE INTRODUCES US TO A HORTICULTURALIST WHO HAS JUST RETURNED FROM NEPAL WITH SEEDS FROM RARE, EXOTIC PLANTS.

Daniel talks to Margaret Wertheim, author of the book, "Pythagoras' Trousers." In it, she argues that because math and physics, more than any other sciences, are linked to religion, women have been systematically excluded from their studies in a more profound way than form other sciences.

SUSAN TALKS WITH OUR GARDENING CONSULTANT KETZEL LEVINE, AND WITH LESLIE POHL-KOSBAU (pole KOSS-bau), COMMUNITY GARDENS DIRECTOR FOR PORTLAND, OREGON, ABOUT THE GROWING POPULARITY OF COMMUNITY GARDENING.

FROM SPRNGFIELD, ILL. BILL WHEELHOUSE REPORTS THAT THE HOT SUMMER HAS HURT THIS YEAR'S PUMPKIN CROP.

Jacki speaks with James Chiles, author of an article in the December issue of Smithsonian Magazine about the early days Congress. Chiles says that Congress in the early 19th century was a raucus place...with members hurling personal insults at each other, and in some cases resorting to violence.

Jacki talks with Colonel Piers Wood of the Center for Defense Information about the sucess or failure of U.S. troop deployments since the early 1980's. Col. Wood says military mission where their is a clearly defined objective have met with sucess. It's the mission such as peacekeeping where goals are not clearly stated, where U.S. Troops have had problems.

Danny speaks with NPR's Mara Liasson about a speech President Clinton made today to troops at the U.S. Army base in Baumholder, Germany. Those troops will be the first Americans to go to Bosnia as part of the NATO peacekeeping force. The President told them: "If you are threatened with attack, you may respond immediately and with decisive force." Mara says that among the troops and their families, there is some concern about having to go to Bosnia during the Christmas season.

Daniel talks to NPR's Joe Palca about flu season. There are more cases of the flu in the winter than in the summer, but researchers are not sure why. Research also suggests that flu shots are beneficial for all people, not just the elderly.