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Homer Groening (Grane-ing), the namesake of the cartoon character Homer Simpson, died last Friday. he was 76 years old. Mr. Groening was a Portland filmaker and advertising man. But in recent he better known for being the father of cartoonist Matt Groening creator of the FOX program the Simpsons.

Noah talks to Frank Rich, the culture and society columnist for the New York Times, about the music that's being heard at political rallies. Last night Senator Dole played "Soul Man" and "What I Like About You," two songs which Rich says are bad matches for the candidate.

NPR senior news analyst Daniel Schorr says that the power, both political and financial, that tobacco companies have long had seems to be waning.

Robert Siegel speaks with Jeff Rosen, legal affairs editor for The New Republic magazine. They discuss a decision by a federal appeals court which held that the University of Texas Law School program to ensure diversity in entering class is illegal. The case could have a profound impact, possibly eliminating affirmative action programs of any sort, if upheld.

The first museum devoted exclusively to "outsider" or "visionary" art: the work of untrained artists who, more often than not, don't care about being in museums. Some of them have gotten famous despite themselves - Howard Finster is the most famous. They're called outsiders because they're outside of the art establishment (even though they've become quite trendy and "inside" in recent years). One of the interesting things about the museum - as a way of subverting the way works are usually selected for inclusion in a collection - is that museum goers will help select their favorite works. (9:30) (IN S

ock Critic KEN TUCKER review''s Lou Reed''s new cd.Int 3:Editor of Consumer Reports Travel Letter (CRTL), ED PERKINS. He has spent 25 years in travel research and consulting He began editing CRTL, widely known for its objective consumer oriented research. He has a nationally syndicated travel column and has appeared as a travel expert on Good Morning America, The CBS Evening News With Dan Rather, and other TV and radio programs. He received ASTA''s Traveler''s Advocate Award for 1993, and is the co-author of "Best travel Deals, 1996 Edition." (Consumer Reports Books) Perkins talks with Terry Gross about how to get the best seat on an airplane.

NPR's Don Gonyea reports on the beginning of another trial against Dr. Jack Kevorkian. Kevorkian is accused under common law for aiding two people in their effort to commit suicide. Kevorkian was recently acquitted in a similar trial, and has never been convicted for a crime in his efforts to provide help to those who wish to end their lives because of serious illnesses.

the prosecution's controversial star witness in the fraud trial of the Clintons' Whitewater business partners. He is expected to start giving testimony today.

NPR'S Eric Weiner reports on Israel announcement today that it will ease the closure of the West Bank and Gaza by allowing a few thousand Palestinians from Gaza to travel to their jobs in Israel. It is the first step in a larger plan to assuage the economic plight of the Palestinians.

Commentator David Brooks thinks that the Whitewater scandal shouldn't be brushed under the rug and overlooked. He says it's about upholding our leaders to certain standards and about what quantity of corruption America should tolerate.