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SIMON/RON: SCOTT AND RON TALK ABOUT THE TOP TWO MEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL TEAMS IN THE COUNTRY: THE MINUTEMEN OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS AND THE WILDCATS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY.

SCOTT TALKS ABOUT THE LIFE OF A FIREFIGHTER AFTER ANOTHER DEATH THIS WEEK IN THE NEW YORK CITY FIRE DEPARTMENT.

Noah talks with Jean Hite, mayor of Marlinton, West Virginia. West Virginia was one of the mid-Atlantic states hit hard by recent flooding, and Ms. Hite says flood damage in her area is much worse than originally thought.

surrounding blood-pressure drugs known as calcium-channel blockers. Studies have shown that, in some patients, the drug may be harmful. A panel of experts says the newer versions of the drug are safe, but caution against older versions.

The latest on the bombing today in East London. We hear from a eyewitness who was on sight.

2: Inventor and the man called "the greatest marketer/salesman of the television era," RON POPEIL (Po-PEEL). He's sold everything from the Veg-O-Matic to the Pocket Fisherman on television, amassing over one billion dollars in sales. He's written a new book about how he did it, Ron Popeil: The Salesman of the Century, (Delacorte Press, with Jefferson Graham).

Conservative lawmakers (including Senator Bob Dole) are angry over a proposal by U.N. Secretary General Boutros Boutros Ghali to raise money for the world body by levying fees on financial transactions such as airline tickets and postage stamps. Trevor Rowe reports.

Noah talks with Dr. Charles Czeisler (SIZE-ler), Associate Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School, and senior author of a new study on human response to light. The study, published today in the journal Nature, shows that normal levels of indoor light, not just bright light, can reset the human biological clock. Czeisler says that, thanks to Edison, our bodies are in a permanent state of jet lag.

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Conservative Christian leaders met in Memphis this past weekend to talk about their role in the upcoming elections. The movement, which turned out millions of voters in the 1994 elections and has been considered pivotal in some races, appears to be experiencing some growing pains. NPR's Lynn Neary reports that members are divided over the best tack to take in the presidential elections, especially if the Republican nominee is not committed to their strong anti-abortion views.