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Political attack ads have come under increasing scrutiny in a umber of states, prompting attempts to curb negative campaigning. Bill Wareham, f Minnesota Public Radio, reports on a Minnesota candidate and two of his staff embers who were recently indicted for spreading false information about a olitical opponent.

2 REMEMBERING THE CHALLENGER EXPLOSION: Even a decade after the space shuttle hallenger exploded, questions about manned space flight and the appropriate ole for NASA continue to be asked. NPR's Joe Palca reports on how the explosion hanged our views of science and technology and continues to affect the space rogram today.

with television industry officials. In his State of the Union address, the president proposed a conference for the TV industry to explore ways in which it could improve the kinds of programming children are exposed to.

SCOTT HAS SOME THOUGHTS ABOUT THE BLIZZARD OF '96.

Linda Gradstein reports on the trial of confessed assassin Yigal Amir, who drew gasps from court spectators when he was handed a gun to demonstrate how he was tackled after shooting Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin.

In our ongoing series of stump speeches delivered by the Presidential candidates, we hear an excerpt from an address by Alan Keyes.

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The massive coastal fortresses that served as slave trading posts during the 16th to the 18th centuries have become the backbone of Ghana's tourism industry. Jennifer Ludden reports that for many African Americans, visiting the forts is a highly emotional experience. Some are coming away from the official tours both angry and disappointed by the seemingly casual attitude shown by their Ghanain guides to a painful chapter of their history.

Kahn about how the Chinese government hopes to control the flow of information in a world of new and expanding information sources. The Internet is especially targeted by China in an effort to limit users to only that information which the government approves.

In the third part of our series on the income gap, reporter Elaine Korry examines whether America is still the land of opportunity or whether that cornerstone of our national identity has been eroded by years of stagnant wages and a growing disparity in incomes.