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Financial struggles, family separation and other problems created even more risk factors for the state's physicians.

Rock critic Ken Tucker reviews Electric Waco Chair, the new recording by the Chicago based group The Waco Brothers. One of the band's leaders is Jon Langford, formerly of the British group the Mekons.

Robert talks to Associated Press Reporter David Pace about his report indicating that casinos run by American Indians have not alleviated poverty and unemployment on most reservations. Pace did a computer analysis of federal unemployment, poverty and public assistance records to help draw his conclusions. Only a third of the Indian reservations in the US even have casinos, and not all of those are successful.

Host Bob Edwards talks with NPR's Don Gonyea live on the Al Gore 24-hour tour, in Tampa at a dawn rally.

Commentator Carol Wasserman writes about a local delicacy near her home in Wareham, Massachusetts: white peaches, and the human interactions they can bring.

Larry Abramson of NPR News covers a report by the Federal Trade Commission on the marketing of violent entertainment products to minors. The FTC says violent movies and video games are aggressively marketed to young teens that aren't supposed to have them. Many companies already have stated policies prohibiting the marketing of such products to minors. The agency is calling on entertainment companies to live up to those policies.

NPR's Andy Bowers reports from Idaho, where the civil trial of a white separatist leader begins today. Richard Butler of Aryan Nation is accused of provoking a physical assault; he claims he's an advocate of nonviolence and isn't responsible.

Host Renee Montagne talks with David Nasaw, the author of The Chief : The Life of William Randolph Hearst the updated biography of former media tycoon William Randolph Hearst. (7:30) The Chief : The Life of William Randolph Hearst by David Nasaw is published by Houghton Mifflin, ISBN: 0395827590.

Guest host Frank Stasio talks to Weekend Edition commentator and historian Douglas Brinkley about the life of Rosa Parks. Little else is known about her life, apart from the historic day in Montgomery, Alabama, when her arrest sparked the modern civil rights movement. But the years leading up to that moment prove to be even more indicative of her struggle for racial equality. Brinkley's biography of Rosa Parks is titled, Rosa Parks. (Penguin Books)

Liane visits Rollie Noem, director of Custer State Park in the Black Hills of South Dakota where a wildfire 12 years ago destroyed 17,000 acres of forestland. As fires in the Black Hills and around the country blaze through millions of acres of land this summer, Noem talks about how the fire-ravaged area of his park has recovered in the past dozen years.

NPR's Phillip Martin reports on the National Urban League's annual assessment of African American progress. The "State of Black America" report shows home ownership at record highs, unemployment at all-time lows and surging college enrollment, especially among black women. But a disproportionate number of African American children live in poverty, more black men are imprisoned, and more black people die of AIDS, cancer and other diseases. Conversely, the reports says the black middle class continues to grow and the educated young experience fewer barriers than earlier generations.

Republican George Bush may not have chosen a rock star for his runningmate, but with former defense secretary Richard Cheney, he's found a man with rock solid Washington credentials. While even Democrats praise for Cheney for his calm and competence, they say the choice presents Democrat Al Gore with many opportunities. NPR's Anthony Brooks reports.