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professor of political science at Georgia State University, about three important races in Georgia, where there are tight races for some seats that have been traditionally held by Democrats.

Yesterday, President Clinton granted the FDA authority to regulate tobacco products. NPR's Richard Harris reports on what that will mean.

Weekend Edition sports commentator Ron Rapoport talks about the Tiger Woods phenomenon. The 20 year old golfer goes after his third straight amateur title.

gives President Clinton an unearned boost in public > opinion polls.

Scott talks to the man who wrote 'Day-O,' Irving Burgie. Mr. Burgie wrote many Calypso hits for Harry Belafonte and other singers. He's just released a compact disc of his own renditions, called "Island in the Sun." (on Angel Records)

Scott's thoughts on the 1968 Democratic convention in Chicago.

Scott talks to Stanford history professor Estelle Freedman about her new biography, "Maternal Justice: Miriam Van Waters and the Female Reform Tradition." Van Waters worked for the cause of socially disadvantaged women at the Massachusetts Reformatory for Women in Framingham from 1932 to 1957. (The University of Chicago Press, 1996)

Several of Mexico's most-acclaimed musicians are living in Texas and playing in Tex-Mex burrito joints and at rodeos. But they don't seem to mind...because they're making a LOT more money doing that than they would have if they'd stayed in Mexico. NPR's John Burnett reports.

NPR's Vicky Que examines the question of whether cigarettes are, in fact, a 'gateway' to illegal drug use. The Clinton administration says one of the reasons it wants to reduce smoking by young people is to reduce subsequent use of marijuana and other illegal drugs.

that contains personal information about most people in the country. Opponents call it an invasion of privacy. But the company says the criticism is based on rumors and false information.