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NPR's Joanne Silberner reports that use of a more extensive screening test for colon cancer could greatly improve doctors ability to catch the disease in its early stages. But some health experts say it's not clear yet that the test is worth the cost and effort. The research appears in this week's issue of the New England Journal of Medicine.

Linda talks to Bill Buckholz, owner of Goodman Vending Service in Reading Pennsylvania, about problems the new five and ten dollar bills are causing for vending machine owners.

At the World Exposition in Hannover, Germany, organizers are disappointed at the number of visitors. NPR's Guy Raz reports that the failure to draw large crowds could be in part due to globalization and modern technology that makes travel to World's Fairs seem less remarkable. The poor turnout may also be due to bad press and high prices.

NPR's John Ydstie reports Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan gave an upbeat assessment of the U.S. economy today. Greenspan told members of the Senate Banking Committee the economy shows signs of slowing to a more sustainable pace and that reduces the risk of accelerating inflation. Stock and bond markets both rallied on the suggestion that Fed might leave interest rates alone when it meets next in August.

Linda talks with Mike Shatzkin, CEO and founder of the Idea Logical Company. Shatzkin acts as a consultant to publishing companies. He talks about the message author Stephen King is sending to publishers by bypassing them, and making his book available online.

NPR's Ted Clark reports from Camp David that the morning after the summit nearly collapsed, Israeli Prime Minister Barak and Palestinian leader Arafat and their delegations resumed talks today after a late start to catch up on sleep from the marathon talks that had been mediated by President Clinton. With Clinton flying off to Okinawa,. Secretary Albright will continue the mediating effort and talks are expected to continue at same level of intensity until the president returns Sunday or Monday.

It's taken a quarter century of watching and waiting, but physicists have finally caught up with an elementary particle called the tau neutrino. These elusive subatomic particles are one of the fundamental bits that make up the matter of the universe. NPR's David Kestenbaum reports scientists at the Fermi National Accellerator Laboratory near Chicago found direct evidence of the particle, which had been theorized, but never proven, to exist.

Linda talks to NPR's Howard Berkes about the indictment of two officials who had headed Salt Lake City's Olympic Committee. The two are being charged with conspiracy, racketeering and mail and wire fraud.

Amazon.com just turned five years old and the company may have reached a pivotal moment. As NPR's Wendy Kaufman reports, the Internet pioneer has experienced phenomenal growth, gaining some 20-million customers. But it has piled up lots of debt, is struggling to control its massive inventory, and still hasn't earned a dime. Some analysts say Amazon could run out of cash as early as next year. Amazon boosters disagree and insist the company is on the path to profitability.

Robert talks to Karin Helmstaedt, a reporter in Germany for the Toronto Globe and Mail about another Olympic scandal. This week, a German court sentenced two men involved in feeding steroids to East German athletes to help them in Olympic competition.

Commentator Martha Ann Overland lives in India, and takes her kids to the US Embassy Club swimming pool. She learns that the class and racial divisions that have become taboo on most American soil, are still openly practiced by Americans abroad.

Plans for a World War Two monument on the National Mall in Washington, seem to be moving forward despite opposition from some groups (including some veterans). Those opposed say the design and location would clutter the National Mall; violate the integrity of the Lincoln Memorial and its' surroundings; and may even be illegal. Alex Van Oss reports.

Robert talks with Khalil Shikaki, Director of the Palestinian Center for Policy and Survey Research. He joins us from his home in Ramallah, to talk about public opinion of the Camp David summit among Palestinians.

There's a poem about neutrinos that many physicists have tacked to their walls. It's by John Updike, and it's titled, Cosmic Gall. (1:00) Click here to read the poem

Banning Eyre reviews the CD Gem Tones, Saxophone Supreme South Indian Style, by Kadri Gopalnath. Gopalnath heard a British marching band when he was an teenager, growing up in India. He loved the sound of the saxophone so much that he began to play it. Although the sax was not part of the South Indian classical music tradition, he tried to make the instrument fit in. Now, with a few minor changes in the set up of the sax he plays, he has been able to gain wide acceptance in the tradition for his innovation. (3:45) The CD is Gem Tones: Saxophone Supreme, South Indian Style by Kadri Gopalnath. It's on Globestyle Records, #CDORBD 097. Contact: info@amc.org.uk

NPR's Peter Kenyon reports on the rampant speculation over who will be George W. Bush's running mate. The latest buzz is that Arizona Senator John McCain, Bush's erstwhile rival who has long proclaimed no interest in being vice president, seems to have opened the door a crack.

Robert talks with Mark Melman, CEO of the Melman Group, a polling and consulting firm in Washington DC, about the potential candidates for the Vice Presidential slot on the Democratic ticket.

Noah talks with Douglas Couvertier, Battalion Chief for the Miami-Dade Fire Department about his campaign to LOSE the race for city council. His name will be on a ballot for the newly formed town of Southwest Ranches in Broward County this Tuesday. But Covertier found out that Miami-Dade law would require him to quit his job as a firefighter if he wins. So, now he's out asking the electorate to not vote for him.

Special Counsel John Danforth says the government did not cause the deaths of 80 members of the Branch Davidians in their compound near Waco, Texas, in 1993. Danforth has released an interim report that says government agents did not start the fire, did not shoot at the Davidians, did not improperly use the military and did not engage in a major cover-up. He does say the government was slow to give some information, but when it finally did, that information did not indicate wrongdoing. NPR's Barbara Bradley reports.

Noah talks with Stacy Schiff, the biographer of Antoine De Saint Exupery who wrote Le Petit Prince. It's a children's book that was translated into nearly 100 languages and widely known in English as The Little Prince. There's a new edition of the biography in print now, for what would be Saint Exupery's 100th birthday. And there's also a new English translation, as well. (5:30) Saint Exupery: A Biography, by Stacy Schiff is published by Da Capo Press, ISBN# 0306807408. The Little Prince, translated by Richard Howard, is published by Harcourt Brace Trade, ISBN# 152023984, May, 2000.