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Stephanie Griffith reports on the newfound popularity of American spirituals and gospel music in Paris. But there is some controversy over whose music it really is and whether it can be sung by just anyone. Say some, the color of one's skin or the country of one's origin does not make a difference in this matter - the despair, the "blues", that accompanies heartfelt spirituals and gospel is a human condition.

of the House of Representatives.

did not win as many votes as he had hoped in order to ensure his party's survival for four more years.

NPR's Richard Harris and Martha Raddatz talk with Noah about the possible health consequences for soldiers who were inadvertently exposed to chemical weapons during the Gulf War. Some have suggested that this exposure may explain the ailments known collectively as "Gulf War Syndrome." Harris also discusses the possible health effects of vaccinating all troops against anthrax.

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Noah talks with Ned Jarrett, a former four-time NASCAR champion who is now a color analyst for CBS and ESPN, about the late stock car builder and driver Banjo Matthews, who died earlier this week. He says Matthews was a tough competitor, but always fair. Matthews stressed safety in his designs; an aspect of his work triggered by the death of a close friend and fellow driver. Matthews drew on his experience behind the wheel to create winning designs for race cars.

NPR Senior News Analyst Daniel Schorr says former Secretary f State Henry Kissinger is unfairly chiding the Clinton administration for bandoning the Kurdish people of Iraq.

Susan talks to Professor Joseph Page of the Georgetown Law Center about the newly published diaries of Eva Peron for which he wrote the introduction. The book is called "In My Own Word, Eva Peron" published by The New Press in New York.

NPR's Julie McCarthy reports from Tokyo on the way candidates for tomorrow's Parliamentary elections in Japan are campaigning. Some are sending young women into neighborhoods with bull horns, while others are running flashy advertisements on television.