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NPR'S WENDY KAUFMAN IN SEATTLE REPORTS THAT MARTIN PANG, WHO HAD BEEN CHARGED WITH THE MURDER OF FOUR SETTLE FIREFIGHTERS, HAS BEEN ARRESTED IN BRAZIL.

Now a large chorus of Democrats, including President Biden, are calling for Cuomo to resign.

Producer Julian Crandall Hollick returns to the neighborhood f Byculla (BIKE-cuh-luh) in Bombay, where the poor people of Apna Street live n huts built on the pavements. In this installment, he examines why there is so ittle housing for the poor. Even those who work often are foced to live on the treets. A combination of poor city planning, little available land and ndifference seem to be the culprits.

NPR's Jon Greenberg reports on yesterday's Iwo ima memorial service at Washington's National Cathedral, where the souls of hose killed in the battle were remembered.

Joe is joined by three editorial page writers from around the country -- Mindy Cameron of the Seattle Times, Bob Kittle of the San Diego Union-Tribune and Nick Monsurat of the Burlington Free Press -- to discuss how the Republican Contract with America is playing out beyond the Beltway.

SCOTT SIMON HAS SOME THOUGHTS ON THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE FORMAL IDENTIFICATION OF V-1 AND V-2 ROCKETS, OR BUZZ-BOMBS, THAT RAINED DOWN ON LONDON DURING WORLD WAR II.

AILEEN (eye-LEAN) LeBLANC OF MEMBER STATION WHQR IN WILMINGTON, NORTH CAROLINA, REPORTS ON "VANISHING POINT," A SERIES OF VIRTUAL-REALITY RADIO PLAYS FOR THE MTV-GENERATION.

Last week the Republicans in Congress approved a 200 billion dollar tax cut over the next five years. But as NPR's Jon Greenberg some Republicans are questioning the wisdom of cutting taxes before the deficit is reduced.

From the performance studios at National Public Radio, Liane ansen speaks with innovative percussionist Leon Parker. Parker plays a modified rum set, made up of just a snare drum, a kick drum and one cymbal. He's played ith saxophonist Joshua Redmon and is on tour with the Jacky Terrasson Trio. arker's debut album is called "ABOVE AND BELOW" (Epicure). Besides emonstrations of his approach to drumming, Leon performs his own unique style f "body percussion."

SCOTT SIMON SPEAKS WITH NPR'S CHITRA RAGAVAN ABOUT REPUBLICAN PLANS FOR TORT REFORM.