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Commentator Elissa Ely's dog helps her befriend all the old Portugese widows in her apartment building.

NPR's David Welna reports that life for Cuba's beleaguered dissident movement has gotten even harder in recent weeks. Since shortly before last month's downing of two American planes by Cuban jets, Fidel Castro's police have stepped up their harassment and arrests of the Cuban leader's opponents. Castro has not chosen to completely crush the dissidents, however; he apparently feels he must tolerate a certain amount of dissent as part of his effort to attract foreign investment.

Farrakhan, and his recent visits to four militant Islamic countries linked to terrorism. The Nation of Islam leader did not attend the hearing, but many of his supporters did. They complained that they were not given the chance to speak in support of Farrakhan.

Long time ATC Commentator Jerry Stern died last night of cancer. We remember him and his contributions to this program.

NPR's Linda Gradstein reports on the mindset of a suicide bomber. Today Israeli security forces demolished the home of one of the suicide bombers -- and despite their loss of property, the bomber's family and friends say he's a hero.

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Linda talks with James Stewart, whose new book "Blood Sport" chronicles the Whitewater affair. Stewart has been criticized by some for the "novelization" of this story. Assertions like "Jim McDougall thought" and "Mrs. Clinton presumed" left many wondering how based in fact his account really was. Stewart defends his work, and concludes that the entire Whitewater affair raises questions about how Mr. and Mrs. Clinton could have better dealt with the situation, without letting it cast a shadow on his administration and without hurting many eager public servants who came to Washington from Arkansas and were inevitably burned by Whitewater.

N-P-R's Walter Ray Watson visits a house in Chevy Chase, aryland and shares in the reunion between the family who lives there now and he 88-year-old man whose boyhood diary was found under the floorboards during enovations.

Film Critics GENE SISKEL and ROGER EBERT join Terry Gross on stage in Chicago for a "live" audience version of Fresh Air. This was recorded in February 1996. The duo began their TV collaboration in 1975 on Chicago Public Television station WTTW. After two successful season, the program became a national PBS show. In 1981 it moved to commercial television.Their show is now known as "Siskel and Ebert" and is heard in 180 markets. Gene Siskel is film colmnist for the Chicago Tribune, and Roger Ebert is critic for the Chicago Sun-Times. "Siskel and Ebert" has been nominated for five national emmy awards. Ebert has recieved a Pulitzer Prize for film criticism

Commentator Nancy Slonim Aronie talks about her transformation from bored suburbanite to late hippy.

Jan Ziff surveys some of the better known science programs for computers. She says there are a lot of interesting titles out there, but parents need to remember that no software is a tool for learning not a magic wand.

NPR's Jim Zarroli reports that prices on the stock market plunged today. The Dow Industrial Average fell more than 130 points, or 2.3% The S&P 500, a broader index, was off even more, 2.5%. Investors are worried that robust employment numbers from last Friday could feed an inflationary pickup.