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Three articles in the current Journal of the American Medical Association underscore how research results can be a double edged sword. Two papers suggest that taking estrogen replacement therapy increases bone mass, and therefor prevents bone fractures later in life. But one other paper points out that women with increased bone mass are at greater risk for developing breast cancer. NPR's Joanne Silberner explores these apprently conflicting results.

NPR's Richard Harris reports that the FDA will now allow experimental procedures to be used in life-threatening situations where neither the individual nor a member of the family is able to give informed consent. Communities and hospitals will set the standards for when such decisions will be made. It may promote advances in emergency care, but experts say monitoring for abuse is crucial.

- The 104th Congress, one of the most controversial in the country's history, was set to adjourn

- Even as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced he would attend the Washington summit, his government declarted today that they would reopen the controversial archeological tunnel near Islamic holy sites in Jerusalem's Old City -- the same tunnel whose opening last week sparked the current round of violence. NPR's Eric Weiner reports on the latests developments on the ground.

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Critic Bob Mondello offers a remembrance of the former New York Times drama critic Walter Kerr, who died Wednesday.

NPR'S Richard Gonzales reports on the fizzling fate of the California Civil Rights Initiative (CCRI), which would ban state affirmative action programs. It was expected to provoke lots of political debate, but except for professional pundits, most organizations that could be affected aren't very interested. And the number of voters who are undecided on the issue has grown.

Critic Bob Mondello reviews Neil Jordan's latest film, named for the Irish freedom fighter who organized and fought against England's occupation after the Easter Uprising of 1916.

entertainment critic Elvis Mitchell reviews the movie "Bound."

- Jacki talks with Brian Taves (TAYVES) of the Library of Congress about J.E. Williamson, a pioneer of undersea photography. The Library has just finished restoring Williamson's 1932 autobiographical film, "With Williamson Beneath The Sea." Williamson's invention, the "photosphere" enabled him to film undersea fish life for scientific purposes and to shoot underwater scenes for Hollywood movies. The photosphere was an observation "tank" with enough space for a couple of people and for cameras. It was suspended from a boat by a long tube that provided oxygen. Williamson's best-known film is a silent version of "Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea" (1916). Jacki also talks with Williamson's daughter, Sylvia Munro. Munro has fond memories of the hours she spent in the photosphere when she was a child.