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SCOTT SPEAKS WITH LYLE LEVERICH, THE MAN WHOM TENNESSEE WILLIAMS CHOSE TO WRITE HIS BIOGRAPHY. LEVERICH'S FIRST VOLUME, ENTITLED "TOM, THE UNKNOWN TENNESSEE WILLIAMS" TAKES WILLIAMS FROM HIS BIRTH UP TO THE THEATRICAL RELEASE OF "THE GLASS MENAGERIE". (12:30) (Tom: The Unknown Tennessee Williams, by Lyle Leverich, Crown Publishers, New

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of war and genocide.

NPR's Kathy Schalch reports that presidential candidates have a lot more to spend their money on than expensive television advertising, which often gets the most attention. They spend the bulk of their funds on staff and travel, and direct-mail solicitations to help them raise even more money. This year is already the most expensive campaign in history, but experts aren't sure just what all that spending is getting in return.

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For about two decades, Caroline Hebard has spent much of her time in a most unusual way - searching with her German Shepherds for victims of natural and manmade disasters. Hebard and her dogs are experts in canine search and rescue - an art that originated in Europe but is now used in the United States. In this piece, we meet Hebard and her dogs and they take Danny out for a little training session in the art of search and rescue.

Linda Wertheimer speaks with NPR's Don Gonyea. A strike at a pair of General Motors brake plants in Dayton, Ohio is in its 14th day. Negotiators for the company and United Auto Workers local 6-9-6 talked all day yesterday...throughout last night...and all day today to try to settle the dispute. The main issue is GM's desire to cut costs by shipping some work to non-union supliers outside the company. It's not clear what's being accomplished at the bargaining table because of a news black-out. What is known is that the strike continues to affect GM plants across North America.(5:00) Funder 0:29 XPromo 0:29 CUTAWAY 1B 0:29 RETURN1 0:29 NEWS 2:59 NEWS 1:59 THEME MUSIC 0:29 1C 5. SLAPP LAWSUITS -- NPR's Steve Inskeep reports on and lawsuit filed by landowners and developers who were prevented from building a Wal-Mart store in Hyde Park, New York. Such lawsuits, commonly called SLAPP (Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation) suits, are becoming increasing popular with developers...who go after city officials and town activists who block their plans.

Puzzle master Will Shortz quizzes one of our listeners, and has a hallenge for everyone at home. This week's winner is Shirley Brown from nderson, South Carolina. (Her public radio station is WEPR, Greenville, SC.

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NPR's Joanne Silberner reports on how the health of the generation born after World War II compares to that of their parents. The so-called fitness craze -- which hasn't lasted and is not that pervasive -- has little to do with the fact that they probably will live longer than their parents. And the fitness craze hasn't kept them from aging.