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John Guardo was once a hood. He served time on Rikers Island. Now, he's a law-abiding citizen with a job. This is his story, in his own words.

SUSAN REMARKS ABOUT THE NEW YORK TIMES ARTICLE THIS WEEK WHICH LISTS ALL THE FAVORITE BABY NAMES AROUND THE COUNTRY.

TEXAS VOTERS AND VOTERS IN MANY OTHER STATES GO TO THE POLLS ON TUESDAY, AND NPR'S BRIAN NAYLOR REPORTS ON FRIDAY NIGHT'S DEBATE IN DALLAS. BOB DOLE, THE FRONT RUNNER, SKIPPED IT.

of yesterday morning's bombing... the fourth in nine days.

NPR's Eric Weiner reports that Israeli troops destroyed the family home of a suicide bomber responsible for 18 deaths last week. Israel's foreign minister put additional pressure on Palestinian Authority President Yasser Araft, saying if Arafat doesn't crack down on Muslim extremists, Israel will do it for him.

Noah and Linda read more listeners' responses to our request for notable quotes in which the speaker refers to him or herself in the third person, ala Bob Dole.

Bob Mondello reviews the Coen brothers' new comedy thriller, Fargo. It's a picture set in the Midwest, and the humor comes from accents that are as flat as the landscape.

HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS ARE CURRENTLY WAITING FOR ACCEPTANCE OR REJECTION LETTERS FROM THEIR FAVORITE COLLEGES. WE TAKE THAT OPPORTUNITY TO OFFER AN ADMISSION ESSAY THAT CAUGHT MANY PEOPLE'S ATTENTION.

Noah speaks with Saud Abu Ramadan, a Palestinian journalist in Gaza, about a 17-year-old youth who was recruited by Islamic extremists to become a suicide bomber. In describing the recruitment process, Abu Ramadan says extremist leaders keep an eye out for especially religious youths and brainwash them into believing that their impoverished lives on earth are failures. He says they then convince these young people that the awards of paradise await them if they become martyrs for the Islamic cause.

We play an excerpt from British Prime Minister Winston Churchill's famous speech, delivered in Fulton, Missouri, 50 years ago today, in which he warned of an "iron curtain" descending across eastern Europe.