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NPR's Richard Harris and Martha Raddatz talk with Noah about the possible health consequences for soldiers who were inadvertently exposed to chemical weapons during the Gulf War. Some have suggested that this exposure may explain the ailments known collectively as "Gulf War Syndrome." Harris also discusses the possible health effects of vaccinating all troops against anthrax.

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Junot Diaz is a young writer who was born in the Dominican Republic. He was raised there, but also in New Jersey, and he has just published a collection of stories about growing up on his old home island and in the U.S. The book is called Drown.

Noah talks with Ned Jarrett, a former four-time NASCAR champion who is now a color analyst for CBS and ESPN, about the late stock car builder and driver Banjo Matthews, who died earlier this week. He says Matthews was a tough competitor, but always fair. Matthews stressed safety in his designs; an aspect of his work triggered by the death of a close friend and fellow driver. Matthews drew on his experience behind the wheel to create winning designs for race cars.

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Susan talks to Professor Joseph Page of the Georgetown Law Center about the newly published diaries of Eva Peron for which he wrote the introduction. The book is called "In My Own Word, Eva Peron" published by The New Press in New York.

With improved medical care, disabled children are living longer. Already, a growing number of elderly Americans are caring for children who have never been and never will be entirely independent. NPR's Wendy Schmelzer reports that being a perpetual parent is difficult enough but as these parents grow older, they must also worry about what will happen to their children after they die.

The race to succeed Illinois Sen. Paul Simon presents voters with a clear ideological choice between Democratic House member Dick Durbin and Republican State Senator Al Salvi. Durbin campaigns on a wide range of federal initiatives, while Salvi focuses on tax and budget cuts. The two met in a classic Lincoln-Douglas style debate yesterday, and we have an excerpt.

NPR's Ted Clark talks with Linda about the conclusion of President Clinton's emergency summit to restart the Middle East Peace Process, which ended with only an agreement to keep talking -- back in the Middle East -- starting next Sunday. Both Israel and the Palestinians remain as divided as they were last week about the issues that resulted in 74 deaths. Any resolution of the two nations' differences has now been put off until further talks can be arranged.

NPR's Julie McCarthy reports from Tokyo on the way candidates for tomorrow's Parliamentary elections in Japan are campaigning. Some are sending young women into neighborhoods with bull horns, while others are running flashy advertisements on television.