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Madeline Brand of member station WBGO in Newark reports on a proposal in the NJ state legislature which would force applicants for drivers licenses to take their test in English. New Jersey currently offers the test in a dozen languages.

Danny speaks with Dr Philip Williams, a hydrologist in San Francisco, about the dangers of building on the flood plain. He says that Californians who were flooded out this past week should take heed of the lessons learned by residents along the Mississippi river in 1993.

Daniel talks with Jim Wallis, author of the "Soul of Politics". Wallis says both Republicans and Democrats are entrenched in old ways of thinking, particularly when it comes to the topic of welfare reform. Wallis says that both the left and the right have some good ideas when it comes to solving welfare woes, but he says real reform will only occur when both the public and private sector begins to take collective responsibility for the country's problems.

Daniel visits the Shoalwater Bay Indian Reservation in Washington state. In recent years, the tribe has experienced an unusually high rate of negative pregnancy outcomes. After three years of antagonism with the federal Indian Health Service, they have been improving the quality of their health care.

NPR's Jon Greenberg reports on the numbers involved in the debate on welfare reform. There are many statistics on welfare, and politicans involved in the issue have been choosing stats that support their point of view.

Danny visits the Library of Congress where the actual written copy of Lincoln's Gettyburg Address is on display. It's the first time in 22 years the actual address has been shown at the Library of Congress.

NPR's Eric Weiner reports on the largest ritual gathering ever... about 18 million people converged on the town of Allahabad on the Ganges river for what one participant called "the spiritual jackpot." This festival is held every six years, but this will be the last one this century and it fell on Monday, which is a lucky day for Hindus, so there was a record turnout.

SPORTS: HOST SUSAN STAMBERG AND WEEKEND EDITION SPORTS COMMENTATOR RON RAPOPORT TALK ABOUT THE TALKS BEING HELD THIS WEEK IN WASHINGTON, D.C. BETWEEN MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL OWNERS AND PLAYERS.

When the Apollo 11 mission to the moon was in its early stages, a group of 13 women were recruited to undergo tests to see if they, in addition to the male astronauts, might also have the necessary endurance for such a mission. Sue Nelson has this report on what happened to those women and why they never made it into space.

SUSAN STAMBERG REMEMBERS JAMES P. GRANT WHO DIED LAST SATURDAY AT THE AGE OF 72. HE WAS THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF UNICEF - THE UNITED NATIONS CHILDREN'S FUND - FOR 15 YEARS.