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Auto Focus is a new movie about Hogan's Heroes star Bob Crane and the obsession -- with sex and sexual photography -- that ended two of his marriages and his career. Host Scott Simon speaks with the actor's son, Bob Crane Jr., who served as a consultant on the film.

Host Scott Simon reflects on the 911 operator who cut of a call from one of two men now accused of sniper-style shootings in the Washington, D.C.-area and the Deep South.

Host Scott Simon talks with Weekend Edition Sports commentator Ron Rapoport about the fact that for the first time he and Ron correctly predicted the winner of a major sporting event, the Angels winning the World Series.

Former heartthrob Bobby Sherman -- remember "Easy Come, Easy Go" and Here Come the Brides? -- says he's happy he found a grown-up career as an emergency medical technician. Sherman talks to NPR's Scott Simon.

Host Scott Simon reviews the week's news with NPR Senior News Analyst Daniel Schorr.

Majorities in both houses of Congress are up for grabs in this month's midterm elections but Americans still aren't excited about voting. What's wrong? Host Scott Simon talks with Thomas Patterson, author of The Vanishing Voter: Public Involvement in an Age of Uncertainty.

Host Scott Simon talks to professional whistler Robert Stemmons, who demonstrates his art, and expounds on the many benefits of whistling.

Guitarist Lonnie Donegan inspired John Lennon and Pete Townshend with his "skiffle" sound. He wrote such memorable hits as "Does Your Chewing Gum Lose Its Flavor (on the Bedpost Overnight)," and "Rock Island Line." Lonnie Donegan died yesterday at the age of 71. Robert Siegel has this remembrance.

Host Scott Simon talks with British writer Phillip Knightley about the double-agent Kim Philby. Knightley met the spy in Moscow and wrote the new introduction to Philby's autobiography, My Silent War, which has just been re-issued by The Modern Library.

Police in India are on high alert in New Delhi after authorities shoot and kill two suspected militants. Indian police say the two were planning a deadly attack on the eve of a major Hindu festival. NPR's Michael Sullivan reports.

The race to replace the late Paul Wellstone in Minnesota could determine which party controls the Senate. President Bush campaigned there Sunday. There are several other tight races around the country. NPR News reports.

Democrats hope to hold the Senate and take control of the House. And President Bush conducts a marathon campaign swing in an effort to push Congress into Republican hands. Hear more from NPR's Bob Edwards, NPR's Cokie Roberts and NPR's Mara Liasson.