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ALTHOUGH THE DRUG THALIDOMIDE (thuh-LID-duh-mide) WAS PROVEN TO CAUSE BIRTH DEFECTS IN THE 1960'S AFTER PREGNANT WOMEN WERE GIVEN THE DRUG TO RELIEVE MORNING SICKNESS, SCIENTISTS NOW SAY THAT THE DRUG SHOWS GREAT PROMISE IN TREATING PEOPLE WITH A NUMBER OF DISEASES...INCLUDING AIDS. RACHEL GOTBAUM REPORTS THAT THE UNITED STATES FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION IS THREATENING TO CRACKDOWN ON THE SALE OF THE DRUG ILLEGALLY THROUGH UNDERGROUND BUYERS CLUBS.

SCOTT SIMON SPEAKS WITH MELANIE LOMAX, A LOS ANGELES DEFENSE ATTORNEY ABOUT THE O.J. SIMPSON CASE, WHICH WAS FINALLY SENT TO JURY YESTERDAY.

Jacki talks with Albert Shanker who is president of the American Federation of Teachers. The AFT has launched a national campaign calling for a "Code of Conduct" in the nation's schools. Shanker says schools are struggling with a student discipline problem and that the only solution is standards for behavior.

ENTERTAINMENT: SCOTT SIMON AND WEEKEND EDITION'S ENTERTAINMENT CRITIC ELVIS MITCHELL TALK ABOUT THE FILM "DEVIL IN A BLUE DRESS," A WALTER MOSLEY DETECTIVE NOVEL ADAPTED TO THE SCREEN AND STARRING DENZEL WASHINGTON AS EZEKIEL "EASY" RAWLINS.

2: Interview with NICHOLAS PILEGGI continued.

Bob Mondello reviews the movie "Unzipped," a documentary about fashion designer Isaac Mizrahi.

WEEKEND EDITION ENTERTAINMENT CRITIC ELVIS MITCHELL REVIEWS THE ABC DRAMA SERIES "MURDER ONE."

Rock critic KEN TUCKER reviews Emmylou Harris'' new album, "Wrecking Ball." (Elektra/A

2: Political and social comic, JIMMY TINGLE. He was featured on the album of political humor "Strange Bedfellows." He's also appeared on "The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson," "HBO's One Night Stand," and in Showtime's documentary "But Seriously" about American social satirists. TINGLE has a new one-man show, "Jimmy Tingle's Uncommon Sense," which had an off-Broadway run last year. It's just been held over through November 4th at the Hasty Pudding Theatre in Cambridge. TINGLE's show will be released on a new CD, "Jimmy Tingle's Uncommon Sense: Live from the Hasty Pudding Theatre" (Lyric Moon re

AGAIN WITH ROGER WILKINS OF GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY AND RON WALTERS OF HOWARD UNIVERSITY, WHO DISAGREED BEFOREHAND, ABOUT THIS WEEK'S MILLION MAN MARCH.