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- Jackie speaks with the BBC's Owen Bennet Jones in Geneva about an unusual and problematic proposal that Switzerland has received from the World Hindu Federation. The federation is asking the Swiss government to ship 230,000 Swiss cows to Nepal. Jones says the animals may be infected with Mad Cow Disease and have been slated for destruction. The federation argues the animals will be protected in Nepal, where they are considered sacred.

- Since September 30th, a volcano has been erupting beneath a glacier in southeastern Iceland. The subsequent heat has melted parts of the ice cap, sparking fears of massive flooding in the region. Jackie speaks with NPR's David Baron, who reports from a road overlooking the potential floodplain.

reports on a new group of vigilantes operating in Russia.

Environmentalist DOUG PEACOCK. He's devoted the last 20 years to saving the grizzly bear. Like many Veterans, he had trouble adjusting when he returned from Vietnam. He sought a life of seclusion in the mountains and it was then that he first encountered grizzly bears. Now, he performs research alone through the mountains of Wyoming and Montana studying the behavior, social hierarchy, and communication methods of grizzlies in their natural habitat. His books include "Grizzly Years," "Baja" and a memoir of Edward Abbey, "Walking It Off." Most recently, he contributed to "Mark of the Bear: Legend and Lore of An American Icon" (edited by Paul Schullery , Sierra Club Books). (THIS INTERVIEW CONTINUES INTO THE SECOND HALF OF THE SHOW)REV.1: Music critic MILO MILES reviews the new CD "Funk Power" a collection of recordings by James Brown. (Polydor)REV.2: Film critic LISA SCHWARTZBAUM reviews Hong Kong marshall arts artist Jackie Chan's new film, "Supercop."

Linda talks with two young voters who are attending their first convention. They are with the Young Voter Program, two among more than 700 voters between the ages of 16 and 25 who have come to San Diego from all 50 states to watch the political process in action. Brian Wilson from Louisiana and Jeannie Rhoads from California talk about being on the floor, and about how the Republican approach to the nation's economy is what attracts them to the party.

of ' >Civilization' magazine about history's worst presidential candidates.

Linda talks to Tom Fielder, the political editor and a columnist at the Miami Herald, about the how the presidential race is shaping up in the electoral vote-rich state of Florida. Bill Clinton is campaigning in that state today. He's hoping to reach two key voting blocks in Florida...the elderly and Cuban Americans. The elderly, according to Fiedler, seem to be leaning toward support of President Clinton, who has a stronger voice for protecting medicare. With the Cubans, the President seems to be making headway...even though these voters are usually solid Republicans.

NPR's Melissa Block reports that with the New York Yankees in the World Series for the first time since 1981, Yankee fans are thrilled. Some optimistic ticket-seekers were still waiting in line today outside Yankee Stadium. Scalped tickets, many of them counterfeit, are being sold for hundreds of dollars; ticket brokers are getting as much as $1800 for box seats. Souvenir stands are doing landmark business on Derek Jeter t-shirts and Yankees caps. And most fans say owner George Steinbrenner should quit talking about moving the team, and leave the Bronx Bombers in the Bronx, in the House That Ruth Built.

V Critic DAVID BIANCULLI previews the new season of the X-Files and the new show Millenium.

Robert Siegel speaks with Brock Meeks, Washington correspondent for WIRED Magazine and HotWired, about the computer service America Online. At first a very successful on-line service, AOL is finding the Internet itself a source of competition. AOL offers members an environment of online services including access to the Internet but the Internet and its panoply of service providers is overshadowing AOL.

Founded five years ago, "The Company of Women," an all-female theatre company, devotes itself to the work of a dead white male...Shakespeare. It was founded by a noted voice coach and a noted psychologist who intend for it to do more than just perform Shakespeare. They want to use theatre - and the workshops they stage wherever they perform - to encourage women to speak up and make their voices heard. Charlene Scott, of member station WFCR in Amherst, reports.

Robert talks with Alan Dershowitz, a professor of law at Harvard University and a constitutional law expert. He was a member of O.J. Simpson's criminal defense team and is the author of Reasonable Doubt (Simon and Schuster, 1996). They discuss why the civil trial agains O.J. Simpson is not in violation of the Consitution's "double jeopardy" clause, and the nuances between asking for punitive damages and other kinds of civil penalties.