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Noah talks with David Moore of the Gallup Poll, about a new poll called the Referendum Poll -- a look at what America thinks, six months before the presidential election.

A new report by the General Accounting Office says that there could be as many as a quarter of a million attempts by computer hackers to access the Defense Department's computer system every year, and more than half of them are successful. NPR's Phillip Davis reports.

A new study indicates that kids who get special emphasis on music and arts classes also do well in other areas, such as math and reading. In the study, elementary school students who were given more music and arts classes that encouraged active participation tended to score better on subsequent math and reading tests. Michelle Trudeau reports.

has struck down an Illinois law that placed a limit on the amount of money a jury could award in damages for 'pain and suffering.' Judge Kenneth Gillis ruled that the state legislature had usurped the power of the courts by arbitrarily setting the 500,000 dollar limit.

Linda Wertheimer talks with Michael Wiseman, a professor of public affairs at the University of Wisconsin. He has also been an advisor on welfare to Gov. Thompson of Wisconsin and Gov. Wilson of California. He explains what the Wisconsin reform plan is and how it might work on a national level.

Commentator Andrei Codrescu tells the story into an old Russian man in a photo shop. The manager of the shop gave a few bits of information about the man which led Codrescu to fanatize about the contents of his room.

NPR's Elizabeth Arnold reports that GOP presidential candidate and Senate Majority Leader Bob Dole met today on Capitol Hill with billionaire Steve Forbes to talk about taxes. Dole says he plans to make a proposal soon on reforming the current tax system, but he said he has yet to work out the details. Forbes' campaign against Dole in the GOP presidential primaries centered on replacing the current tax system with a seventeen percent flat tax.

Linda speaks with crop consultant Dale Fain about the drought conditions affecting some parts of Oklahoma. Fain claims that in some areas, the effects of the drought are comparable to the Dust Bowl of the 1930's...and may only get worse in the coming months.

Commentator Marianne Jennings speaks of the low self-esteem brought on by coupon braggarts...those people who actually clip, save and use zillions of coupons and then brag about getting their groceries for free. She can't understand the math and how companies can afford coupons...but most of all she can't understand how they remember to bring the coupons to the store.

A memorial service was held today at the Washington National Cathedral in honor of Admiral Jeremy "Mike" Boorda. Admiral Boorda committed suicide last Thursday. President and Mrs. Clinton attended the service along with Boorda's family, members of Congress and Boorda's military colleagues. We'll hear an excerpt of President Clinton's remarks.