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NPR's Wendy Kaufman reports on an e-book deal announced between Microsoft and Amazon.com. The deal follows in the wake of a similar deal Microsoft cut with Barnes and Noble.com that's already enabled the rival e-tailer to sell the new format of books.

Host Renee Montagne talks to NPR's Sarah Chayes about French Interior Minister Jean-Pierre Chevenement's threat to leave his cabinet post. Chevenment is upset over Prime Minister Lionel Jospin's plans to grant some autonomy to Corsica to reduce separatist violence there. As a defender of France's highly-centralized state, Chevenement has said that giving special status to Corsica will lead to more demands for special treatment from France's diverse regions.

Colorado Public Radio's Andrea Dukakis reports on a controversy over the national motto "In God We Trust." The state school board passed a non-binding resolution that suggested public schools post the motto, but some schools have been hesitant to do so. Critics say the motto excludes students of different faiths, and some warn of possible legal battles.

Renee Montagne talks to Jean Bethke Elshtain, professor of social and political ethics at the University of Chicago about this week's Millennium World Peace Summit. Elshtain says there's a real possibility that religious leaders can help bridge ethnic, religious, and political differences between people in ways traditional leaders can not.

Howie Movshovitz of Colorado Public Radio examines Aiyana Elliott's new documentary called The Ballad of Ramblin' Jack. The film is about her father Jack Elliot, a folk singer who studied under Woody Guthrie. Elliott says she made the film in order to focus attention on the contributions her father made to American folk music.

Robert talks to Richard Dawson, President of the Guild Of Air Traffic Control Officers in Taplow, England, about the increasing number of incidents of radio hackers posing as air traffic controllers contacting airline pilots and giving them false information. The British Civil Aviation Authority reports there have been 19 incidents in the last 8 months. These malicious radio transmissions have not yet resulted in disaster, because the pilots have called the tower to confirm. The tower has then told them the information was false.

NPR's Barbara Bradley reports on a controversy over whether or not DNA evidence should be used to overturn a prior conviction. More convicted prisoners are trying to prove their innocence by testing evidence as far back as 20 years. But, the use of DNA science is proving to be problematic in many of these cases because evidence has been thrown away or destroyed.

Host Renee Montagne talks to Washington Post Reporter Howard Schneider, who's in Cairo, about the discussion President Clinton had with Egypt's President Hosni Mubarak concerning the stalled Middle East Peace process. The U.S. hopes that President Mubarak can be persuaded to get other Arab leaders to agree to leave East Jerusalem under Israeli sovereignty.

Host Renee Montagne talks to reporter Jonathan Miller, who's in Lima, about the decision by a Peruvian military court to overturn the life sentence of Lori Berenson. The 30-year-old New York native was found guilty of treason by the secret tribunal in January 1996 for allegedly helping the Tupac Amaru Revolutionary Movement plan an attack on Peru's Congress.

Actress Patty Duke. At the time of her 1962 film The Miracle Worker, Duke was the youngest actress to win an Oscar, for her role as Helen Keller. At 16, she was the youngest actress in television to have a prime-time series built around her. The success, however, masked personal misery which included depressions that led to suicide attempts and a string of failed marriages. Duke has written an autobiography titled Call Me Anna. (REBROADCAST FROM 5