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American drug companies say they are making AIDS drugs more affordable for African countries. This week there is word the government may also do more to help: the Bush administration is said to be considering giving up to $2 billion to African countries to battle the disease. Host Lisa Simeone speaks with NPR Health Correspondent Richard Knox.

John talks with Joe Nocera of Fortune magazine about this week's turmoil in the stock market.

NPR's Brian Naylor reports on a town meeting in Annapolis, Maryland held by Senators McCain and Feingold on their campaign finance bill.

John talks with Kate Blewett and Brian Woods, the the producers of a new documentary on child slavery in India's carpet industry.

John discusses the week's News with senior analyst Dan Schorr.

John talks about one of Maryland's last tobacco auctions.

NPR's Rob Gifford reports from Beijing on the National Peoples Congress where, unlike in the past, everything is not given rubber stamp approval.

NPR's Anne Garrels reports that the newly independent country of Georgia has been encountering resistance as it tries to distance itself from Russia, which feels that it still has claims over this formerly Soviet region.

One year after the world's largest gunmaker, Smith & Wesson, agreed to change the way it markets and distributes firearms, the gun manufacturer is facing financial problems. Host Lisa Simeone talks with NPR's Eric Westervelt.

John talks with Weekend Edition sports commentator Ron Rappaport about the NCAA basketball tournament.

Vintner Robert Mondavi hopes to begin planting a vinyard in France. But the idea of a California winery isn't going over well in the heart of Gaul. NPR's Sarah Chayes reports.

NPR's A Martínez talks to Kert Davies of the Climate Investigations Center about House lawmakers questing oil executives about alleged disinformation concerning fossil fuels' effect on global warming.