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Robert takes a look at the mane behind the fungus...what the heck is "karnal bunt?" Are there other kinds of bunt? Can other things be Karnal?

NPR's Dan Charles reports that the Federal Aviation Administration is expected to announce personnel changes today in the wake of the controversy surrounding its investigation of ValuJet. The FAA asked ValuJet to suspend operations because of problems with the low-cost airline's maintenance procedures. FAA Administrator David Hinson said the case has highlighted problems with the agency as well.

Host Liane Hansen speaks with Fred Barnes of The Weekly tandard magazine and David Corn of The Nation magazine about some of the topics n the news, including: Bob Woodward's new book "The Choice", the end of the enate Whitewater Committee, and the flap over alleged White House misuse of FBI iles.

The Senate today began debate on a bill to reform the campaign finance system by limiting the amount congressional candidates can spend. But as NPR's Peter Overby reports, similar federal restrictions have had limited success in capping spending by presidential contenders.

Sylvia Poggioli reports on the Italian port city of Trieste (tree-EST), where the first East-West confrontation of the Cold War took place in 1945. Between 1945 and 1954, a total of one hundred twenty thousand U-S soldiers served a peacekeeping mission in Trieste similar to the current mission of U-N peacekeepers in the former Yoguslavia. Trieste recently welcomed back the American peacekeepers who served there after World War Two and thanked them for their service.

NPR's Joe Neel has an update on the AMA's decision to keep its policy of opposing physician-assisted suicide. In a debate that fizzled at the annual convention, one physician charged that the organization is simply avoiding the issue.

For centuries, many traditional cultures have been performing

NPR senior news analyst Daniel Schorr says that the outcome of the first round of Russian elections is not surprising, and that exit polls indicate that there is hope for democracy in Russia.

NPR's Ina Jaffe reports on an industrial-environmental deal that could only have been made in California. After a beach eroded to expose oil pipelines, Chevron replaced it with new sand. But that ruined the surfing, and Chevron had to fix it. The company employed a surf engineer who's building a unique breakwater to create new but gnarly waves. It's the first such project anyone's heard of, but probably not the last.

Rhino Records presents a 4 CD set... "Cowabunga: The Surf Box." (Rhino Records R2 72418) It's a retrospective of surf music from 1960 to 1995.

Guitarist CARL FINCH. His band, Brave Combo, just released "Girl" (Rounder) in conjunction with the legendary Tiny Tim. Brave Combo is a Texas world beat polka band and the members weren't sure what to expect when they began working on this project with the eccentric Tiny Tim eight years ago. The CD features many familiar tunes (including "Bye Bye Blackbird," "Hey Jude" and even "Stairway to Heaven") like they've never been performed before

sacked three senior officials.