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Noah Adams talks with our poetry critic Cathy Bowman about Quincy Troupe and his latest book of poetry called Avanlanche. The book is published by Coffee House Press.

Heavy rains have caused flooding in three Midwestern states. Hundreds of residents who live along the Mississippi have been evacuated from their homes. Robert Siegel talks with East St. Louis mayor Gordon Bush about floods which have inundated his city.

to make private pensions safer and more available to working Americans. The proposal comes just a day after a rather similar Republican proposal to bolster pensions.

reports that some of the assumptions about corporate downsizing are being re-examined by business analysts. While numerous companies have laid off large numbers of employees, some economists argue that significant numbers of new jobs are being created to offset those layoffs and the new jobs are not necessarily low-skill or low-paying.

Some Americans are getting another shot after being fully vaccinated. But should they?

NPR's Elizabeth Arnold reports..Majority Leader Bob Dole acknowleges that he trails President Clinton by a wide margin among female voters. But Dole says the gender gap is merely a perception problem and his plan to address it is to emphasize his legislative record.

casino/hotel/entertainment center, the so-called "Stratosphere," which lays claim to being the highest building west of the Mississippi with the worlds highest roller coaster.

between the Montana Freemen and federal agents. For five weeks, federal mediators have tried and failed to make a deal with the Freemen. Now, the stand-off may take on a new tone as Federal prosecutors reassess the situation and threaten increased pressure on the Freemen.

Senior Fellow for the Middle East at the Council on Foreign Relations in New York on the importance of PLO Chairman Yasser Arafat's visit to the United States...

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