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about the current status of relations between Israel and Syria, as well as the proxy war in South Lebanon.

NPR's John Ydstie reports that Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan encouraged the Congress to move forward on efforts to revise the nation's main inflation guage, the consumer price index. Greenspan reiterated his view that the CPI overstates inflation and forces the government to overcompensate retirees and others for the effect of inflation.

Scott speaks with Graeme Simpson, director of the Center for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation. South Africa is in the midst of a state-sponsored reconciliation process. Victims and perpetrators of violence under apartheid testify before the national Truth and Reconciliation Commission.

Next week is the 75th anniversary of the first publication (in Paris) of James Joyce's masterpiece of modern literature, "Ulysses." The book's American obscenity trial resulted in a landmark court decision, and the hype surrounding the book raised issues that remain relevant today. The story of "Ulysses" is as much a story about savvy marketing and art as investment as it is about the First Amendment and a discerning readership. NPR's Dean Olsher reports.

Linda talks with Ed Ulbrich (ULL-brick), the vice president and executive producer of Digital Domain, the largest visual effects studio in Hollywood. With a re-release of the movie "Stars Wars" today, we are reminded that this film brought Hollywood into the computer age with its special effects. We look ahead at what's next. Digital Domain is developing computer technology that can replace human actors with cyber-stand-ins, create sets and crowd scenes, and other technological visual wizardry.

NPR's David Baron says recent attempts to curb environmental legislation has given new life to old talk about a constitutional amendment providing for a clean environment.

The Inter-Continental hotel chain is running a contest where the entrants are guests who've stolen things from their rooms. Scott speaks with Scott Boone, Inter-Continental's vice president of sales and marketing.

Robert talks with Lawrence Kobelinski is the associate provost and a professor of forensic science at the John Jay College of Criminal Justice in New York City. They discuss the news that the laboratories of the Federal Bureau of Investigation may have mishandled evidence from the Oklahoma City bombing, and what that means for expert witnesses around the nation.

NPR's Sylvia Poggioli reports from Belgrade on a change in the protest movement against the government of Serbian President Slobodan Milosevic. The daily street demonstrations haven't stopped since last November. They've given birth to new initiatives to change the political, civic and economic landscape in Serbia.

Dan Schorr discusses the wages of celebrity fame, in this case, Bill Cosby, who lost his son recently. Dan's guests are Alvin Poussaint, Harvard Medical School psychiatrist and Jonathan Alter, media critic at Newsweek.