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Puzzle master Will Shortz quizzes one of our listeners, and has a hallenge for everyone at home. (This week's on-air player is from Konosha, isconsin, and listens to public radio station WBEZ out of Chicago.)

B-B Bing - Susan reflects on the singing of Bing Crosby, whose song 'White Christmas' remains one of the most popular tunes of the holiday season. In the '20's and 30's Crosby was the first performer to incorporate jazz techniques into his singing. He later became the first singer to have his own radio program.

We play a reading from a 100-year old newspaper account from the Chicago Tribune which describes the first automobile race in America. The 55-mile race was held on Thanksgiving day 1895...from downtown Chicago to Evanston, Illinois.

Liane speaks with author Chris Claremont, who for 17 years rote the Marvel comic book "The Uncanny X-men," which became the most popular omic in the Western hemisphere. He is now writing a new comic book for DC, alled "Sovereign Seven," which he not only created, but owns as well. He also as just co-authored with George Lucas the first book of a fantasy trilogy alled "Shadow Moon," (Bantam Books), which continues the adventures begun in ucas' film, Willow."

NPR's Melissa Blocks leads us through the pages of a new book...an encyclopedia of New York City. The book is huge...it weighs more than seven pounds. It took 13 years to put together at a cost of one million dollars.

THE UNITED NATIONS HAS ORDERED EUROPE'S LARGEST TROOP MOVEMENT SINCE WORLD WAR TWO, BUT AN OMNIPRESENT FACTOR OF BOSNIAN WINTERS -- BAD WEATHER -- IS PREVENTING THE FIRST US TROOPS FROM GOING IN TO BOSNIA. NPR'S MARTHA RADDATZ REPORTS. 4:00.

Tom Vitale profiles Italian novelist Umberto Eco (ECK-oh), whose revious two works, "The Name of the Rose" and "Foucault's Pendulum," propelled im to fame as a master of language and intellectual puzzles. His latest novel s called "The Island of the Day Before," and continues the tradition.

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WEEKEND EDITION ENTERTAINMENT CRITIC ELVIS MITCHELL REVIEWS THE MOVIE "LEAVING LAS VEGAS," DIRECTED BY MIKE FIGGIS AND STARRING NICHOLAS CAGE.

NPR's John Nielsen has the latest on efforts between the White House and Congress to end their budget impasse and end the partial government shutdown.