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2:EDWARD TENNER is author of "Why Things Bite Back" from Knopf. It's about the unintended effects that new technological breakthroughs bring us. Such as using more paper, not less, as a result of increased use of computers. Tenner is also a researcher at Princeton University in the Department of Geological and Geophysical Sciences.

TV critic David Bianculli reviews this week''s edition of the PBS summer series "P.O.V."

The FBI has been warning about an increased danger of terrorism in the U-S, but other experts say domestic terrorism incidents are actually on the decline. NPR's Chitra Ragavan reports.

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which begins today. The justices will examine some very controversial issues, including the right to doctor-assisted suicide, Presidential immunity from civil lawsuits, English-only laws and gun control.

begins tomorrow. Prime Minister Hashimoto dissolved parliament early hoping to strengthen his party's hold on power, but the opposite may happen.

to have an operation on his appendix.

NPR's Peter Overby reports on today's release of an interim report from the House Ethics Committee into allegations against House Speaker Newt Gingrich. An investigative subcommittee has been looking into the relationship of GOPAC, Gingrich's former political action committee, to a college course that Gingrich taught from 1993 to 1995.

Former NPR newscaster and Washington DC producer Rich Adams died late yesterday at age 53. The exact cause of death has not been determined. Adams worked at NPR from 1971-74. He went on to produce the programs "Agronsky and Company" and "Inside Washington" at WUSA-TV. He wrote a column called "EMS" for FIREHOUSE magazine. Adams was a long-time emergency medical technician. Linda Wertheimer and Susan Stamberg discuss the career and influence of Rich Adams.

Commentator Don Eberly says there are a couple of reasons for this year's voter apathy. One is that campaigns rely too heavily on partisan attacks; the other is that people expect both too little and too much from politics. They expect too much when they think government can solve all their problems, and they expect too little when they settle for policy jargon, rather than a compelling vision of national renewal. Politicians need to do a better job pointing the way out of the nation's social crisis---and they should debate issues out of genuine regard for the common good.

"Cartoongate" is a new video release of old cartoons about presidential elections. The films go back as far as 1944 with a selection directed by Chuck Jones (of Bugs Bunny fame) called "Hell-bent for Election" - a political allegory depicting FDR as a diesel train, racing a rival train championed by right-wingers. Other selections include Eisenhower spots produced at Disney studios, a Reagan satire made in 1984, and a Popeye vs. Brutus fight to get Olive to the polls. Neil Rauch reports on the medium that packed a message with a punch.

Republican Presidential Nominee Bob Dole's plans for a four-day, around-the- clock marathon campaign trip until Tuesday's election. Dole said he intends to 'shake things up' during the final 96 hours before the election.