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WEEKEND EDITION'S WASHINGTON CORRESPONDENT DANIEL SCHORR SPEAKS WITH ROBERT KUPPERMAN, SENIOR ADVISOR WITH THE CENTER FOR STRATEGIC AND INTERNATIONAL STUDIES, AND DR. MARVIN CETRON, PRESIDENT OF FORECASTING INTERNATIONAL AND AN EXPERT ON CIVILIAN TERRORISM, ABOUT THE NEW THREAT OF TERRORISM IN THE WAKE OF THE CHEMICAL ATTACK ON THE TOKYO SUBWAY.

Jacki Lyden examines the issue of political freedom in the third part of her series on Iran..She visits an intellectual magazine that was first published just 18 months ago. The magazine is called Goftegu which means "dialogue" in farsi and is a sign of a slight relaxation in the Government's attitude towards freedom of thought and expression. However, as Jacki Lyden reports, Iran has a long way to go before many of its intellectuals will be free to fully express their ideas.

Craig speaks with girl scouts attending today's 85th Anniversary sing along on the mall in Washington, DC. More than 50-thousand girl scouts from half a dozen staates gathered to celebrate scouting.

Commentator MAUREEN CORRIGAN reviews two new murder mysteries: "Original Sin," by P.D. James (Knopf) and "Cranks and Shadows" by K.C. Constantine (Mysterious Press).

Canadian author ROBERTSON DAVIES has a new novel, "The Cunning Man."(Viking) The novel surrounds the life of a Toronto based doctor during World War 2 who witnesses the death of a Father at the High Altar. The Washington Post has called it "one of author's most entertaining and satisfying novels." DAVIES, 81, has had three successive careers. He began as an actor, then was a journalist and newspaper publisher, and in 1981 retired as professor of the Massy college at the University of Toronto. DAVIES has more than thirty books to his credit.

Jacki Lyden talks to college undergraduates enjoying their annual Spring break in Florida. The students are partying at the Baja Beachclub in Fort Lauderdale..all of whom are, of course, having a rather loud and boisterous time.

DR. THOMAS MOORE, Senior Fellow at George Washington's Center for Health Policy Research and author of the new book, Deadly Medicine: Why Tens of Thousands of Heart Patients died in America's Worst Drug Disaster (Simon & Schuster) Moore tells the story of a certain line of drugs that prevented irregular heartbeats but were consequently shown to be dangerous and even fatal. Yet the drug remained on the market due in large part to the giant pharmaceuticals power over the FDA. Deadly Medicine is MOORES's third book on the medical system

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FROM MEXICO CITY, NPR'S DAVID WELNA REPORTS ON CONTINUING MEASURES BEING TAKEN BY MEXICO TO REPAIR IT'S SAGGING ECONOMY AND HOW IT IS AFFECTING THE MEXICAN PEOPLE.