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Larry Pratt, a co-chairman of Patrick Buchanan's presidential campaign, has stepped aside following allegations that he has been a featured speaker at white supremacist meetings. Pratt denies any links to racist groups, and says he hopes to put the charges to rest and then rejoin the Buchanan campaign. The allegations surfaced in a report on the associations of leaders of the various presidential campaigns, and NPR's Peter Overby has more on that study.

Robert talks to Brock Meeks, chief Washington correspondent for Wired magazine, about the case of William White, a student at the University of Maryland. White posted a message on several Internet newsgroups urging people to call a woman White claimed was abusing her daughter. Recipients of the message harrassed the woman without verifying the truth of White's statements. Meeks says that because computer communication is new, people tend to forget that the information imparted is not necessarily accurate.

conference that begins Friday morning in Italy and also the latest developments in the case of three foreign nationals -- believed to be Iranian-trained mujahideen -- who were arrested by French troops Thursday.

Danny talks with Kim and Reggie Harris, who are black, and Greg Artzner and Terry Leonino, who are white, about their musical collaberation as a mixed-race singing group that performs songs about African-American history and other political issues. They talk about how race has...or has not...affected their relationship and their performing styles. Their cd is called "Spoken in Love," (Long Tail Records).

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has some thoughts on the Los Angeles freeway system. She says it helped explain the problem men have with asking for directions.

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which Washington is expected to threaten economic sanctions unless Beijing does more to stop Chinese piracy of American goods.

Commentator Larry Magid looks at the pros/cons of tax software.

We eavesdrop on a convesation between playwright Wendy