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NPR's Richard Harris reports that scientists think they may have discovered a planet, outside our solar system, orbiting around a star, much as the earth orbits around our sun. It would be the first-ever discovery of its kind.

Host Danny Zwerdling talks with Tom McMillen, co-chair of the President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports. McMillen says that government has created an elite sports structure in America. He says the result is too much money for superstar athletes and not enough money for the average kid. Studies indicate that obesity is a major problem for children and teenagers in America - and it's getting worse.

Voices in the news this past week, including, from the illion Man March: a stage announcer, Louis Farrakhan, and two march articipants...also, FBI Director Louis Freeh; Rep. Richard Burr (R/NC) and resident Clinton on the Medicare Bill; and journalist Robert MacNeil on his etirement.

The first of a series of discussions on racial relations in his country. Liane Hansen speaks this week with Bell Hooks, author of "Killing age, Ending Racism," and Clarence Page, syndicated columnist for the Chicago ribune about the legacy of the l964 Civil Rights Act, and some possible olutions to racial tension. Interior to the segment is a commentary from eekend Edition essayist Patricia Raybon about a parallel between the bible and ast week's Million Man March.

Among the speakers at today's UN meeting was Cuba's Fidel Castro. It was Castro's first appearance at the UN since 1979, and NPR's Tom Gjelten has been following him around. Tom talks with Daniel about Castro's day.

Storyteller Carmen Didi shares another tale of her mother's finesse - this time with the English language.

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Bob Mondello reviews the movie "Unzipped," a documentary about the fasion designer Issac Mizrahi. It's very slick and entertaining, he says.

NPR Senior News Analyst Daniel Schorr comments on the possible andidacy of Colin Powell.

NPR's David Molpus reflects on the occasion of his 30th igh school reunion.

Some voices heard in the wake of the assassination of Israeli rime Minister Yitzhak Rabin...including President Clinton, Shimon Peres, and abin himself.

Daniel talks to Timothy O'Brien, staff writer at the Wall Street Journal about a recent article covering a computer break-in at Citicorp, one of the largest banks in the country. A 28 year old computer hacker in St. Petersburg, Russia, allegedly broke into Citicorps and transfered over 12 million dollars from corporate accounts all over the world to his own account, $400,000 of which he was able to withdraw in cash before getting caught by Citicorps and the FBI.