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NPR's Gerry Hadden reports that another election defeat for the party that for years ruled Mexico has re-ignited hopes that the government can reach a peace agreement with guerrillas in the south. The Institutional Revolutionary Party or PRI yesterday lost the gubernatorial election in the state of Chiapas. Only six weeks ago, the PRI lost the presidential election to opposition candidate Vicente Fox . Both Fox and the opposition winner in the governor's race yesterday have pledged to resolve the bloody conflict in Chiapas between government forces and the indigenous Zapatista rebels.

NPR's Ina Jaffe has the second of three Changing Face of America stories this week on how technology is changing education. With hundreds of colleges and universities now offering advanced degree programs on-line, a new kind of student has been created. We visit two of these students...enrolled in one of the country's oldest and most popular online degree programs.

NPR's Rick Karr reports on the arguments anticipated today in the first round of the Napster legal dispute. Napster, an online service letting users exchange music files, argues that it's being unfairly targeted for something that isn't illegal. The Recording Industry of America says Napster must be shut down immediately to protect its copyright interests.

NPR's John Ydstie visits a town in Ohio that suffered the loss of a big employer two years ago. Huffy Bicycles shut down operations and hundreds lost their jobs. Many suffered and are resentful, but surprisingly, some people are doing better and seeking new careers or enjoying a new lifestyle. A measure of how personal change results from economic change -- as the bicycle maker now imports bike parts from China. (12:30) Next, NPR's Rob Gifford goes to the town in China where Huffy Bicycles are now made. The U.S. National Labor Committee accuses this plant of horrific working conditions, but Gifford finds happy workers. Although the wages paid here vastly undercut those that were paid to Huffy workers in Celina, Ohio, the salaries are above average for China.

Book critic Maureen Corrigan reviews The Blind Assassin (Doubleday) the new novel by Margaret Atwood.

Linda talks to Carl Newton, a retired Los Alamos National Laboratory nuclear scientist, who is also a friend and neighbor of Wen Ho Lee. Newton helped organize a homecoming party for Lee.

NPR Senior News Analyst Daniel Schorr takes a look at the failure of the Israeli-Palestinian peace negotiations at Camp David.

Glenn Mitchell of member station KERA in Dallas reports on one of the most under-appreciated jobs in journalism, writing obituaries. Writing obits can be challenging and rewarding, according to those who apply creativity. The work also can be informative and even amusing.

NPR's Ted Clark looks back on the Camp David summit, assessing how close the Israeli and Palestinian leaders came to reaching agreement on key issues.

Today is the 10th Anniversary of the American with Disabilities Act. While many are celebrating it's accomplishments, others say we still have a long way to go before disabled people are fully accepted in society. Margot Adler reports on how some attitudes about disabled people have changed in the past ten years, and how some have not.

NPR's Diplomatic Correspondent Ted Clark reports President Clinton is preparing for separate meetings at the UN tomorrow with Israeli and Palestinian leaders, in hopes of finding a way to resolve the impasse in the peace process.

NPR News Senior News Analyst Daniel Schorr speaks with Bill Ballenger, editor of the newsletter Inside Michigan Politics, and Eric Rademacher, co-director of the independent Ohio Poll at the University of Cincinnati about the presidential campaign in battleground states.