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When President Obama took office, he rarely invoked the Bush name unless it was to assign blame. Today, he more often mentions the family in admiration. When former President George H.W. Bush visits the White House on Monday, it will be Obama's third Bush meeting in three months.

The state Senate failed to pass the raise teachers are demanding. Now an end date for the strike is unclear as students face their eighth day of no school.

Filmmaker Adam McKay spoke to Fresh Air in January 2019 about his efforts to bring the former vice president "to the foreground" in Vice. The film is up for eight Academy Awards, including best film.

Commentator MAUREEN CORRIGAN tells us about the short horror story that has haunted her through the years. (It''s "August Heat," by W.F. Harvey).(Rebroadcast from 8

Every year for the past 19 years, the Actors Theater of ouisville (Loo-UH-vull) mounts its Humana (Hyu-MAN-ah) Festival of New American lays. During the months of March and April, playwrights have the opportunity to xperience the entire production process of their scripts, as well as experiment ith critic and audience reaction to their works in progress. Naomi Lewin LOO-in) of member station W-K-Y-U spoke to those involved in this year's event, s well as to some who have taken part since the beginning.

A sound montage of some of the voices in this past week's news, including the announcement that Richard Hatch is the winner of the $1 million prize on the CBS program Survivor; Attorney General Janet Reno, announcing that she won't appoint a special counsel to investigate Al Gore's statements about campaign fundraising; National Transportation Safety Board Chairman Jim Hall on the TWA 800 crash; President Bill Clinton in Nigeria; and Texas Governor George W. Bush and Vice President Al Gore speaking at the Veterans of Foreign Wars National Convention in Milwaukee.

ATC Host Linda Wertheimer talks with a group of suburban women from Ohio about the presidential candidates -- George W. Bush and Al Gore. These middle class working women with children are considered a key part of the so-called swing vote. They also reside in a crucial state -- Ohio -- which remains up-for-grabs. The group includes: Gina Cronin, Anne Stevenson, Jennifer Lang and Kristi Gallup. The four ladies remain on the fence about whom to vote for -- as they find both candidates attractive for different reasons.

Noah talks with Andrew Schneider, Senior National Correspondent for the Seattle Post-Intelligencer, about an asbestos company that allegedly knew it's products could cause cancer as long ago as the 1970's. The Public Health Service asked the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health to issue an alert. The asbestos is found in vermiculite made by the W.R. Grace Co., which is used in everything from potting soil to insulation. The Health Service says even casual handling of the material could expose people to 150 times the amount of asbestos considered safe under federal regulations.

Democratic presidential nominee Al Gore addressed a group of senior citizens in St. Petersburg, Florida today. Billed as a major policy address, today's speech was designed to draw a sharp contrast between Gore's prescription drug plan and that of his Republican rival George W. Bush. The Bush campaign quickly accused his opponent of making up facts about the Texas Governor's Medicare plan, as the presidential race enters its final two weeks. NPR's Anthony Brooks is with the Gore campaign today.

Presidential candidates George W. Bush and Al Gore slept only a few hours last night following their debate in Boston and their respective midnight victory rallies. This morning each candidate returned to the breakneck pace of recent campaigning, each scheduling events in three states. We have reports from both campaigns, beginning with NPR's Steve Inskeep, who is with the Bush camp. NPR's Anthony Brooks then covers the Gore campaign.