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The Democratic National Committee announced yesterday that it is returning $1.5 million to contributors. Scott talks to NPR's Peter Kenyon about the enlarging fundraising scandal.

NPR's Wendy Kaufman visits with some teenage smokers to gauge their reaction to new Federal rules aimed at curbing teenage smoking. Retailers are now required to inspect the I.D.'s of all those under 27 years of age.

Korva talks with Roger Bagnell of Columbia University, a scholar who has worked to reunite scattered fragments of papyrus in cyberspace...the results: ordinary people can get a window on the everyday lives of people in ancient times.

of the stock market. The market continues to soar, despite predictions of downturns. Experts disagree whether it could go even higher or is ready for a decline.

insists he did nothing improper or illegal in helping the Clinton-Gore reelection campaign raise millions of dollars. In defending his fund raising activities, Gore said his role in raising campaign money was the same as that performed by previous Vice Presidents. But, he said, in the future he no longer will make fund raising telephone calls from the White House.

by Mexico's dismissal of its drug czar two weeks ago and U.S. recertification of Mexico last week as a reliable drug fighting partner.

of the North Carolina Division of Archives and History... he tells us why he's almost certain researchers have discovered the pirate Blackbeard's flagship, Queen Anne's Revenge.

bye Dolly - The sheep cloning project in Scotland that has gained international attention this past week has had its funding slashed. Professor Grahame Bulfield, Director of the Roslin Institute tells Korva Coleman, however, he believes it has nothing to do with the nature of the research.

between President Clinton and Palestine Leader Yasser Arafat.

Ray talks with Scott Atlas, the attorney for Ricardo Aldape Guerra (rih-KAR-doh ahl-DAH-pay GYEH-ruh). Guerra was just released from prison, fifteen years after being sentenced for the murder of a police officer. They discuss the history of the case...why Guerra was initially incarcerated, why he was just now released... and the plans that he's making for the future.