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Daniel talks with former New Hampshire Republican senator Warren Rudman. Rudman was co-sponsor of a budget balancing act which was passed in the 80's but which was largely ignored by Congress. He says that while the proposed budget is likely to change as it goes through the committee process, Congress is definitely on track to eliminate the budget deficit.

Rock critic KEN TUCKER reviews "100% Fun," the new release by Matthew Sweet. (Zoo Entertainment).

Film critic STEPHEN SCHIFF reviews new summer release "Batman Forever."

SCOTT SIMON AND DANIEL SCHORR, WEEKEND EDITION'S SENIOR NEWS ANALYST, TALK ABOUT THE TOP NEWS STORIES OF THE WEEK.

Marcie Sillman of member station KUOW in Seattle about the rock group Pearl Jam and the end of its suit against "Ticketmaster." Pearl Jam last year announced a boycott of venues run by Ticketmaster. This past week the group said it was giving up its suit.

2: INTERVIEW WITH ISAAC HAYES CONTINUED.

2: Writer ANNE LAMOTT'S. Her new book is Bird By Bird: Instructions on Writing and Life (Pantheon Books). LAMOTT talks about the nuts and bolts of how to write but also how to live a writer's life. Her other books include Operating Instructions. LEBOWITZ was a book reviewer for Mademoiselle. (REBROADCAST FROM 1

) : Rock Critic KEN TUCKER reviews "Mutineer" Warren Zevon''s new album.(2) Linguist GEOFFREY NUMBER comments on a new CD which has renditions of Elvis ballads sung in Latin by a Finnish singer

GARDENING: SCOTT SIMON TALKS TO WEEKEND EDITION GARDENING EXPERT KETZEL LEVINE ABOUT THE "VEGETABLE GARDENER'S" SEASON. THEY ARE JOINED BY BARBARA DAMROSCH, AUTHOR OF "THE GARDEN PRIMER," (WORKMAN PUBLISHING) AND CO-HOST OF "GARDENING NATURALLY" ON THE LEARNING CHANNEL.

Book critic MAUREEN CORRIGAN reviews Independence Day by Richard Ford , the sequel to his acclaimed novel, The Sports Writer.