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NPR'S JOE PALCA EXAMINES THE POSSIBILITIES OF THE EBOLA VIRUS, WHICH IS CURRENTLY DEVASTATING ZAIRE, BEING SPREAD AROUND THE WORLD.

SCOTT SIMON TALKS WITH DANIEL PINKWATER, A COMMENTATOR ON NPR'S ALL THINGS CONSIDERED AND AUTHOR OF "THE AFTERLIFE DIET" PUBLISHED BY RANDOM HOUSE, A NOVEM IN WHICH MR. PINKWATER "TAKES A LIGHT VIEW OF THE WORLD OF THE HEAVY."

"Women Coming Together" is the English translation of "Mahila ilan" (my-luh mil-lun), a group formed by the poor women of Apna Street. After ears of seeing their huts repeatedly torn down, a number of the pavement wellers decided to take control of their destiny by pooling their resources and ealing directly with municipal authorities.

HOST ALEX CHADWICK READS SOME LETTERS FROM OUR LISTENERS.

SIMON/"ART OF SOUP" CONTEST: SCOTT SIMON TALKS WITH 11-YEAR-OLD MATTHEW BALESTIERI (bah-less-TE-EH-ree), WINNER OF CAMPBELL'S SOUP'S "ART OF SOUP" CONTEST TO FIND THE NEXT ANDY WARHOL. YOUNG MATTHEW WON BY SPELLING OUT THE CAMPBELL'S SOUP LABEL IN EGYPTIAN HIEROGLYPHICS.

NPR Senior News Analyst Daniel Schorr discusses political leaks. resident Clinton is now facing the problem, is just as frustrated as past residents have been in dealing with it, and is just as unsuccessful.

LETTERS: We hear comments and letters from our listeners.

Danny speaks with NPR's Michael Skoler in Kikwit, Zaire, on the latest news concerning efforts to stem the ebola virus outbreak.

Daniel talks with Kenneth Mann, law professor at Tel Aviv University, about the Israeli police policy of using force during interrogations in which terrorism is suspected. Mann says Israeli's realize that sometimes one must balance this "uncomfortable necessity" with the reality of the situation they live in.

WEEKEND EDITION'S SENIOR NEWS ANALYST DANIEL SCHORR SPEAKS WITH THOMAS MANN, DIRECTOR OF GOVERNMENTAL STUDIES AT THE BROOKINGS INSTITUTION AND MICHAEL BESCHLOSS, PRESIDENTIAL HISTORIAN, ABOUT THE BATTLE FOR THE BUDGET THIS WEEK ON CAPITOL HILL...AND ABOUT PRESIDENT CLINTON STANDING TALL.