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SCOTT SPEAKS WITH PAUL SKIPWORTH, THE OFFICIAL "CLASS" PHOTOGRAPHER, WHO TOOK THE PICTURE OF 190 WORLD LEADERS AT THE U-N 50TH ANNIVERSARY GATHERING.

Could anyone ever credibly play James Bond after Sean Connery? And could there ever be another Zorba other than Anthony Quinn? Do people SEE Zorba even when Quinn is playing some other character. Film critic Bob Mondello examines these and other casting questions.

They've been together as a music act for more than twenty years, and now the Pointer Sisters are on tour in "Ain't Misbehavin," a showcase of Fats Waller songs. The show is currently in Washington, D.C., where Danny caught up with the sisters. They talk about their careers, their relationships, and we hear them sing.

To assess the threats those troops will face once they're in Bosnia, Danny talks to David Hackworth, a retired army colonel and Newsweek magazine's military analyst. Hackworth says the greatest threats confronting the troops will be severe weather, landmines, and rogue enemy forces.

NPR'S MARTHA RADDATZ EXPLAINS THE SIGNIFICANCE OF YESTERDAY'S CONGRESSIONAL VOTE ON FUNDING FOR A US BOSNIA PEACE FORCE, WHICH THE WHITE HOUSE SAYS HAMPERS THE BOSNIAN PEACE EFFORT. AND SHE TELLS US WHY A HIGH-RANKING ADMIRAL WAS FORCED TO RESIGN OVER INAPPROPRIATE COMMENTS.

SCOTT SIMON AND SIMON HOGGART OF BRITAIN'S GUARDIAN NEWSPAPER TALK ABOUT THE TOP NEWS STORIES OF THE WEEK

NPR'S John Greenberg reports that the House of Representatives today passed a resolution that would reopen Social Security and Veterans benefits offices across the country. Forty percent of the government's offices have been closed since Monday due to an impasse between Congress and the White House over how to balance the federal budget.

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SCOTT SIMON TAKES LISTENERS ON A POLITICAL TOUR OF HOW DRILLING FOR OIL IN ALASKA BECAME PART OF THE FEDERAL BUDGET NEGOTIATIONS.

SCOTT SPEAKS WITH REP. FRANK WOLF (R-VA) ABOUT HIS EFORTS TO MAKE THE 104TH CONGRESS A MORE "FAMILY-FRIENDLY" PLACE. THIS WEEK, REP. WOLF SHOWED THE FILM "WHERE'S DAD" ON CAPITOL HILL IN ORDER TO MAKE THE POINT THAT LAWMAKERS SHOULD SPEND TIME WITH THEIR OWN FAMILIES JUST AS THEY MAKE LAWS THAT EFFECT OUR NATION'S FAMILIES.