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NPR's John Ydstie reports on the gathering of over 30 countries today in Canada for the Summit of the Americas. President Bush hopes to use this meeting to advance the idea of a Free Trade Area of the Americas, a concept first introduced by his father's administration.

A new program in Los Angeles called Homeless Court helps homeless people with minor offenses on their record clean their slate. Kristen Muller of member station KCRW in Los Angeles reports.

Jason Beaubien reports on the thousands of protesters assembling in Quebec City. Some say protests of the Summit of the Americas and the Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA) could be as extensive as the Seattle protests of the WTO.

NPR's Patricia Neighmond reports on a government sponsored study showing that kids who spend more than 30 hours a week in daycare demonstrated more behavior problems than those who were cared for by their mother.

A federal jury in Tacoma, Wash., found that private prison contractor, the GEO Group, underpaid detainees who provided menial services in the facility

NPR's Steve Inskeep profiles Vermont Sen. Jim Jeffords, a moderate Republican who cast a crucial vote against President Bush's $1.6 trillion tax cut proposal. Sen. Jeffords' tie-breaking ability on close votes in the evenly divided Senate gives him considerable influence. He used it to help reduce the size of the tax cut by about a fourth and divert more than $200 billion of it to pay for special education. Jeffords was just re-elected and has received less criticism in his home-state than from conservative Republicans in Washington, D.C.

Host Bob Edwards talks with sports commentator John Feinstein about the first round of the best-of-five NBA playoffs. In the Eastern conference tomorrow, Philadelphia is at home against Indiana and Miami is at home against Charlotte. In the Western conference, it's Minnesota at San Antonio and Dallas versus Utah. On Sunday its Orlando against Milwaukee, Toronto against New York, Portland against Los Angeles and Phoenix is up against Sacramento.

NPR's Cheryl Corley reports on the settlement of the legal battle between the American Booksellers Association and two of the nation's largest chains: Barnes and Noble, and Borders.

From member station KPBS, Scott Horsley reports from San Diego on Californians' anger at Texas power companies. Texas companies that supply energy to California recently posted huge profits.

NPR's Brenda Wilson reports on the settlement of the pharmaceutical case in South Africa. The agreement will allow off-brand companies to manufacture and market drugs -- including those used for treating symptoms of AIDS -- in Africa, but with many strong restrictions.