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NPR's Peter Overby reports on the actions of Senate Republicans ho say public financing for presidential campaigns should be repealed. They rgue it's a budget cutting move, but others say it's a small price to pay if it akes candidates less beholding to big monied interests.

A sound montage of a few prominent voices in this past week's ews, including sounds from the elephant circus in front of the Capitol uilding; House Speaker Newt Gingrich on the first one-hundred days of the 104th ongress; response to the passing of the tax-cut bill by Representative Bill rcher (R.-TX) of the House Ways and Means Committee; Minority Whip David Bonior D.-MI) also comments on the tax bill; comedian Chris Farley playing up his role s Newt Gingrich; Senator Alfonse D'Amato (R.-NY) doing his impression of O.J. rial Judge Lance Ito on the Don Imus radio show; Representatvie Norman Mineta D.-CA) responding to D'Amato's portrayal of Japanese-Americans; and D'Amato's pology for his comments.

2: Artist DAVID SALLE (pronounced "SALLY"). He's just made his directorial debut with "Search and Destroy," the film version of Howard Korder's play. The film stars Griffin Dunne, Dennis Hopper, Christopher Walken, John Turturro, and Rosanna Arquette. The executive producer is Martin Scorsese. SALLE's work as an artist prompted this quote by the New York Times, "one of the most thoughtful, gifted, and curious artists of his generation."

ECONOMY: SCOTT SIMON SPEAKS WITH FORTUNE MAGAZINE COLUMNIST JOE NOCERA ABOUT THE ANNOUNCEMENT THIS WEEK THAT THE U.S. WILL, AGAIN, IMPLIMENT SANCTIONS AGAINST JAPAN, THIS TIME AGAINST LUXURY CARS, IN RETALIATION FOR ALLEGEDLY UNFAIR TRADE PRACTICES.

SIMON/HOSPITAL: SCOTT SIMON SPEAKS WITH MONROE PATERSON, PROGRAM COORDINATOR FOR THE DANVILLE REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER IN DANVILLE, VIRGINIA, WHERE UNINSURED AND UNDERINSURED HOSPITAL PATIENTS ARE BEING OFFERED THE OPTION TO WORK AT THE HOSPITAL IN ORDER TO RETIRE SOME OF THEIR MEDICAL DEBTS.

NPR'S JOANNE SILBERNER SPEAKS WITH DR. HENRY FOSTER, PRESIDENT CLINTON'S NOMINEE FOR SURGEON GENERAL, ON THE EVE OF HIS SENATE CONFIRMATION HEARING.

NPR's Kathy Lohr reports from Oklahoma City on how several businesses near the area of last week's blast have been affected by the tragedy...and their efforts to once-again open their doors to customers.

NPR's Maria Hinojosa reports from New York City that the Justice Department has forced Madison Square Garden and other sports arenas to remove cigarette advertisements from locations where they can be seen by television camera's broadcasting sports events from those arenas. Cigarette advertising on television has been banned for the last 24 years.

KEITH FOURNIER, Head of the American Center for Law and Justice (ACLJ). The ACLJ helped draft the Christian Coalition's Contract with the American Family. The contract, which has been a controversial topic on Capitol Hill, calls on Congress to allow prayer and religious displays in public places, curb pornography, restrict abortion, give tax relief to families, get tough with criminals, promote school choice and end taxpayer funding of the arts. Activist and preacher JIM WALLIS is the editor of Sojourners magazine . Wallis and other Protestant and Catholic officials have started a new coalition "Cry for Renewal." It's their alternative to the conservative agenda of the Christian Coalition. WALLIS is also the author of the book, The Soul of Politics (The New Press/Orbis

Commentator GERALD EARLY remembers one of the most amazing events in professional boxing''s history: when Mohammed Ali knocked out former champion Sonny Liston.

SCOTT SIMON SPEAKS WITH CHIP BERLET, Ber-LAY) AN EXPERT ON MILITIAS AT THE POLITICAL RESEARCH ASSOCIATES IN CAMBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS, ABOUT WHAT MAKES PEOPLE HATE SO FIERCELY. SCOTT ALSO TALKS WITH FRANK JORDAN, MAYOR OF SAN FRANCISCO, ABOUT WHAT HE IS DOING TO MAKE SURE THAT WHAT HAPPENED IN OKLAHOMA CITY DOESN'T HAPPEN IN HIS. KATIE WORSHAM OF H.U.D., WHO ONCE WORKED IN THE BOMBED MURRAH BUILDING, RETURNED THIS WEEK AS ACTING STATE DIRECTOR BECAUSE THE FORMER DIRECTOR WAS KILLED IN THE EXPLOSION. SCOTT SPEAKS WITH HER ABOUT HER FORMER COWORKERS WHO WERE VICTIMS OF THE BLAST. AND, SCOTT ALSO SPEAKS WITH JIM McNABB, PASTOR OF THE FIRST ASSEMBLY OF GOD CHURCH, ABOUT A FELLOW PASTOR WHO WAS KILLED WHILE IN THE BUILDING.

Ayoka (eye-YOKE-uh) Medlock tells the story of raising her sister's four children in Richmond California. Medlock is a 19 year old college student and her report comes via Yough Radio, a journalism training program in Berkely, California.