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SCOTT SIMON TALKS WIT BURTON H. THROCKMORTON, PROFESSOR EMERITUS OF NEW TESTAMENT AT THE BANGOR THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY AND AN EDITOR OF NEW "NEW TESTAMENT AND PSALMS: AN INCLUSIVE VERSION," PUBILSHED BY OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS.

2: Novelist, PAUL AUSTER. AUSTER has been called "America's most spectacularly inventive writers." AUSTER recently "broadened his creative reach" with his work on two films, "Smoke" and "Blue in the Face", in a double collaboration with director Wayne Wang , who also directed "The Joy Luck Club." AUSTER has a BA and an MA in English and Comparative Literature from Columbus University. His novels include Moon Palace, The Music of Chance, Leviathan, and Mr. Vertigo. His film "Blue in the Face" is now out in theaters. (REBROADCAST from 6

NPR's Mara Liasson reports that even though the House and Senate have now passed balanced budget bills, there's a long way to go before the legislative process is wrapped up. President Clinton says he'll veto the republican plan unless it's changed, so a period of negotiation and compromise looms ahead.

AIRING SOME OF OUR FAVORITE SEGMENTS FROM YEARS PAST ON THE OCCASION OF OUR TENTH ANNIVERSARY. TODAY, WE PLAY A PIECE FROM 1986, A CONVERSATION WITH A CRACK COCAINE ADDICT NICKNAMED "HAWK." ALL THE PIECES WE AIR ARE SUGGESTIONS FROM LISTENERS.

Daniel talks with NPR's Pentagon Correspondent Martha Raddatz and Richard Haas, chief Middle East advisor to the White House under former President Bush about the shooting death today of Israeli Prime Minister Rabin. A right-wing group called "IN" has claimed responsibility for the shooting.

SCOTT SIMON SHARES SOME THOUGHTS AND FEARS REGARDING DETECTIVE MARK FUHRMAN AND OTHER POLICE OFFICERS.

SIMON/LETTERS: SCOTT SIMON READS SOME LETTERS FROM OUR LISTENERS.

ONE OF THE MOST CRITICAL ISSUES FACING CONGRESS UPON ITS RETURN AFTER LABOR DAY IS THE FUTURE OF MEDICARE. WHILE REPUBLICANS SAY THEY ARE COMMITTED TO REFORMING THE PROGRAM IN ORDER TO SAVE IT, DEMOCRATS ACCUSE THEM OF MISLEADING THE PUBLIC. NPR'S PATRICIA NEIGHMOND REPORTS ON A TOWN MEETING SPONSORED BY CALIFORNIA REPUBLICAN BILL THOMAS.

WEEKEND EDITION SATURDAY CELEBRATES 10 YEARS ON THE AIR.

SCOTT SIMON SPEAKS WITH ARMY RESERVE GENERAL AND BURLINGTON COUNTY, NEW JERSEY, SUPERIOR COURT JUDGE DONALD F. CAMPBELL WHO, WITH A TEAM OF ARMY RESERVE JUDGES, IS WORKING TO RECONTRUCT AND MODERNIZE HAITI'S JUDICIAL SYSTEM.