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SCOTT REMARKS ABOUT THE REPORTS THIS WEEK OF THE DISCOVERY OF ADAM (as in "adam and eve")

NOVEMBER 26,

Jacki talks with Colonel Piers Wood of the Center for Defense Information about the sucess or failure of U.S. troop deployments since the early 1980's. Col. Wood says military mission where their is a clearly defined objective have met with sucess. It's the mission such as peacekeeping where goals are not clearly stated, where U.S. Troops have had problems.

DECEMBER 3,

FROM SPRNGFIELD, ILL. BILL WHEELHOUSE REPORTS THAT THE HOT SUMMER HAS HURT THIS YEAR'S PUMPKIN CROP.

Daniel talks to NPR's Joe Palca about flu season. There are more cases of the flu in the winter than in the summer, but researchers are not sure why. Research also suggests that flu shots are beneficial for all people, not just the elderly.

THANKSGIVING THOUGHT: Essayist Diane Roberts reflects on the onflicts and commonalities of Thanksgiving's myth and history.

Stephen Smith profiles reclusive artist Charles Biederman BEE-der-man). Known for his three-dimensional abstract reliefs, Biederman has voided the arts limelight, preferring to keep to himself and focus on his art. eiderman is now 90 years old, living in Minnesota, still painting and writing.

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Jacki speaks with James Chiles, author of an article in the December issue of Smithsonian Magazine about the early days Congress. Chiles says that Congress in the early 19th century was a raucus place...with members hurling personal insults at each other, and in some cases resorting to violence.

LETTERS: SUSAN READS LISTENER MAIL

Daniel talks to Margaret Wertheim, author of the book, "Pythagoras' Trousers." In it, she argues that because math and physics, more than any other sciences, are linked to religion, women have been systematically excluded from their studies in a more profound way than form other sciences.