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Commentator Frank DeFord discusses the truths of money in sports. He says it's all about the bucks.

NPR Senior News Analyst Daniel Schorr says that Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon is forming a government against a backdrop of fear and that there are few signs that the new premier will soon be able to put the Israeli people at ease.

NPR's Kenneth Walker reports that South African authorities are attempting to seize white-owned farms, but more than 85-percent of the country's farmland remains in the hands of white people.

Dorian Jones reports on the hottest trend in Istanbul: drinking wine. Turkey has traditionally steered clear of the drink because of age-old religious values and the popularity of other, more local drinks. But that's changing as young Turks embrace the habits -- and cuisine -- of Western Europe.

NPR's Larry Abramson reports that even though Napster now must remove copyrighted songs from the internet, amateur programmers are racing to come-up with clever ways to get the tunes anyway.

Morning Edition's Cowboy Poet Baxter Black decries the tug-of-war that is the month of March.

NPR's Jon Hamilton reports on the drug industry's efforts to protect their patents in developing nations. Countries like Brazil are trying to make generic HIV drugs cheaper and more accessible. Drug companies say this would cut profits in ALL markets and hinder future drug research and development. Jon's report is part of an ongoing series.

Commentator Ruben Navarette says there's a difference between where Hispanics are politically and where they should be in terms of their demographics. While the population of Hispanics is rising, the number of Hispanic representatives at all levels of government hasn't kept pace.

NPR's Richard Harris reports that the U.S. Department of Agriculture will buy all Starlink variety corn from farmers and seed-producers, and destroy it. Starlink is a genetically engineered variety of corn that has been taken off the U.S. market.

NPR's Madeleine Brand files this follow-up report on Michael -- a child in foster care whose dire situation she described one year ago this week.