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NPR's Jennifer Ludden reports on efforts to arrange a meeting between Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat and Israel's new Prime Minister Ariel Sharon.

Scott talks with Coast Guard Commander Norm Schweizer. This Wednesday, Commander Schweizer and his crew rescued two horses stranded by flood waters near Monroe, Louisiana.

David Schaper reports from Chicago about a growing debate about whether to build another airport in the city. The conflict has shaken up city politics and will probably involve President Bush as well (5:00).

Host Lisa Simeone speaks with professor Peter Jones of the University of Surrey about his college course on in-flight catering.

The trial of four defendants indicted in the bombing of U.S. embassies in Kenya and Tanzania has been under way for the past month. Host Lisa Simeone speaks with NPR's Melissa Block who's been covering the trial.

Lisa talks to author Jean Trounstine about her experiences as a teacher at Framingham Womens Prison in Massachusetts. Her book is called Shakespeare Behind Bars: The Power of Drama in a Women's Prison.

A group of scientists in Rome announced this week that they will attempt to clone human beings. However, even though the process is steeped in scientific logic, the frightening images most people have of cloning are based on the work of science-fiction writers. NPR's Lynn Neary explores the use of cloning in film and novels.

Puzzle master Will Shortz quizzes one of our listeners, and has a challenge for everyone at home. (This week's winner is Pete Sokolosky from Vernal, Utah. He listens to Weekend Edition on member station KUSU - Utah Public Radio in Logan and KUER University of Utah in Salt Lake City.)

Liane speaks with Julian Barnes, author of the new book Love, Etc. It's a sequel to his 1991 novel Talking It Over, about a triangle of lovers who tell their stories directly to the reader, with only minimal interference from the narrator. (9:00) {NOTE: The book Love, Etc. is published by Knopf, ISBN # 0375411615}

In the wake of last week's high school shooting in Santee, California, NPR Senior News Analyst Daniel Schorr provides historical insight into the calls for gun control.