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SCOTT REMEMBERS AUTHOR RICHARD CONDON, AUTHOR OF "THE MANCHURIAN CANDIDATE" AND "PRIZZI'S HONOR," WHO DIED THIS WEEK. WE PLAY AN EXCERPT FROM A 1987 INTERVIEW IN WHICH CONDON TALKS ABOUT BEING STUTTERER.

Karen Michel profiles Vikku Vinayakram (vih-ku in-eh-AH-kram), an Indian percussionist currently on tour in the US.

Sam Brownback, a freshman from Kansas, about the budget agreement. Brownback says this is a historic budget deal that leads the way to a brighter future for America's children. This deal, he says, brings us one step closer to a balanced budget.

Scott entertains push mowers with Ketzel Levine, the Dancing Doyenne of Dirt.

Scott speaks with Tom Williamson, paleontologist at the New Mexico Museum of Natural History. Dr. Williamson, and his colleagues are trying to re-create the sound of a dinosaur.

- NPR's Steve Inskeep reports on the battle to save Sterling Forest which lies between New York and New Jersey. The owner of the forest has plans to develop it but local and federal politicians, both Republican and Democrat, are promising to preserve this large tract of land in the heavily developed East coast.

- For several years the Stratfield public elementary school in Fairfield, Connecticut has scored high marks for academic excellence with a well established reputation as one of the best public schools in the nation. But Tandaleya Wilder of Connecticut Public Radio reports that recent allegations of test tampering have tarnished Stratfield's image...and led to an investigation of the school.

Robert talks with Aaron Levin, a resident of 17 years, about life in the development town target for Katyusha rocket bombardment by the Hezbollah. Levin remembers bombardments over the years in this community on Israel's border with Lebanon, but talks why this time is different than before.

NPR'S Melissa Block reports on the testimony of Bernhard Goetz (Bur-NAHRD Getz) in his civil trial in New York City. Goetz is being sued for 50 million dollars by one of the four youths he shot on a subway car in 1984. The youth, Darrell Cabey, was paralyzed and suffered brain damage as a result of the shooting. Goetz was acquitted of attempted murder and assault in his CRIMINAL trial. In his testimony, Goetz said he shot the four youths when one of them asked him for 5 dollars; that he "snapped" when he saw the smile on the face of one of his victims. And he confirmed statements he's made in interviews, that the shooting was in some ways a "public service" and that the mothers of the victims should have had abortions.

Noah talks with Paul Dickson, author of "The Joy of Keeping Score: How Scoring the Game Has Influenced and Enhanced the History of Baseball," about the long tradition of using scorecards to follow the game of baseball and its players.