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Following this past year's baseball strike, many fans have pted to put away their banners and caps as an act of defiance and disgust with he business of baseball. But the citizens of Cleveland, Ohio, are enjoying a evival of interest in the all-American sport. Joe Smith reports on the rise of ommunity support for the Cleveland Indians baseball team.

NPR's Peter Kenyon reports that Democrats and Republicans are arguing over whether their respective budget balancing proposals will actually eliminate the deficit. This past week, the Congressional Budget Office found that the Clinton plan would fail to do so.

NPR's Ann Garrels reports from Moscow that the Chechen rebels holding hostages in the Russian city of Budennovsk have begun releasing some of their captives. In return, the Russian government has ordered a ceasefire in its war in Chechnya.

NPR'S JOANNE SILBERNER REPORTS ON A HEALTH CARE REFORM BILL, INTRODUCED BY REPUBICAN SENATOR NANCY KASSEBAUM AND DEMOCRAT EDWARD KENNEDY, INTENDED TO MAKE IT EASIER FOR PEOPLE TO GET INSURANCE, AND HARDER TO LOSE IT....EVEN IF YOU GET SICK OR CHANGE JOBS.

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Writer, FRAN LEBOWITZ. The Washington Post called LEBOWITZ "the funniest woman in America." Her first children's book Mr. Chas and Lisa Sue Meet the Pandas was published in 1994. In 1978, LEBOWITZ wrote the critically acclaimed book Metropolitan Life a collection of witty essays about life. (REBROADCAST FROM 1

SIMON/UGLY TRUCK CONTEST II: SCOTT SIMON TALKS, AGAIN, WITH LEN ZIERKE (ZER-kee), ONE OF THE JUDGES OF THE 8TH ANNUAL UGLY TRUCK CONTEST HELD LAST SATURDAY IN PELICAN RAPIDS, MINNESOTA, TO LEARN THE RESULTS

Daniel talks with Peter Reddaway, Professor of Political Science at George Washington University in Washington D.C. about the possible successors to Russian President Boris Yeltsin who was admitted to hospital last week. Yeltsin has not announced that he will run in the next Presidential election, due to be held next summer, and his low popularity rating indicates he is not likely to win even if he does run.

SCOTT SIMON AND DANIEL SCHORR, WEEKEND EDITION'S SENIOR NEWS ANALYST, TALK ABOUT THE TOP NEWS STORIES OF THE WEEK.

NPR'S ANNE GARRELS REPORTS ON THE RESURGENCE OF THE JEWISH COMMUNITY IN THE FORMER SOVIET REPUBLIC OF BELARUS.

NPR's Derek Reveron reports from St. Thomas in the Virgin Islands. Hurricane Marilyn severely damaged the island last week and now the tourism industry is trying to recover in time for winter tourists.

SPORTS: SCOTT SIMON AND WEEKEND EDITION'S SPORTS COMMENTATOR RON RAPOPORT TALK ABOUT THIS YEAR'S MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL PENNANT RACE, ONLY THIS YEARS' RACES ARE NOT FOR THE TOP SPOT.