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that went into the 1996 election campaign, the most expensive in American history. Democrats and Republicans alike created new ways to raise and spend millions of dollars. Washington lobbyists say the pressure to contribute was enormous, as were the amounts they were asked to donate.

Singer-songwriter Cheryl Wheeler speaks with Noah and performs an amusing song appropriate for the day before Thanksgiving. The Potato Song praises the virtues of the tuber to the tune of "The Mexican Hat Dance." Cheryl Wheeler will be joining us tomorrow and provide some more reflective musical thoughts for the holiday.

to go back and have another one. The first may not have been strong enough.

The Great Plains spent today digging out from under a three-day blizzard, part of a winter storm moving as far south as the Gulf Coast and expected to reach the East Coast by the weekend. In the snow-laden Dakotas, truckers stranded at interstate rest stops were seeking solace in hot showers. Mark Zdechlik of Minnesota Public Radio reports.

NPR's Edward Lifson reports from Belgrade where the government of President Slobodan Milosevic has made a major concession to the Opposition. Tonight, on television, the Justice Ministry acknowledged that the Opposition had won local elections last November in Nis (NEESH), Serbia's second largest city. It was the annulment of the election victory in Nis and other cities that prompted daily protests for the past 50 days.

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The Supreme Court heard oral arguments today on whether dying patients should have the right to doctor-assisted suicide. The court is reviewing cases from New York and Washington state. The justices' ruling on the controversial question could have profound consequences for most Americans. Proponents of doctor-assisted suicide say terminally-ill people have the right to a physician's help in ending their final suffering. Opponents say establishing a right to die conflicts with states' interest in protecting life and shields people from undue influence to choose suicide. NPR's Nina Totenberg has a report.

Linda talks with NPR's Steven Inskeep about continuing negotiations in Washington to avert a possible strike by pilots at American Airlines. Talks continue on a new contract, but there's been no significant progress on issues such as pay increases and whether lower-paid pilots for American Eagle, American's subsidiary for shorter flights, would be allowed to fly a new generation of smaller planes for regional traffic. The strike deadline is midnight Friday.

in Jerusalem, don't worry, there's now another route to contact God. He's now accepting e-mail.

will resign as Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration. During his six-year tenure, the FDA has aggressively gone after the makers of drugs and medical devices considered to be hazardous to the public health.