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Robert Siegel talks to NPR's Adam Hochberg about officials in North Carolina who said they were testing a pig suspected of having foot-and-mouth disease. But the U.S. Agriculture Department says the tests turned out be negative.

NPR's Wade Goodwyn reports on an Iinternet billionaire who has bought himself a basketball team. Mark Cuban figured out how to stream audio over the internet. That endeavor financed his purchase of the Dallas Mavericks, but although the team is doing well, Cuban himself is receiving mixed reviews.

Scott speaks with Jeanette Hardy, a garden writer, about the unique and varied types of irises found in Louisiana. It is currently the height of iris blooming season in the swamps and bayous of Louisiana.

Jazz pianist John Lewis died yesterday afternoon at his home in Manhattan. He was 80 years old. The cause of death was not disclosed. Lewis was the driving force behind the Modern Jazz Quartet -- one of the most popular groups in the history of jazz. Lewis and the group helped bring the worlds of classical music and jazz together. NPR's Tom Cole has an appreciation.

Serb authorities are attempting to arrest Slobodan Milosevic. Scott speaks with reporter Jovana Illic.

NPR's Senior News Analyst Daniel Schorr discusses the next step for campaign finance reform with Representatives Marty Meehan (D-Mass) and J.D. Hayworth (R-Ariz).

Scott talks with playwright Alan Bennett about his first novel, The Clothes they Stood Up In, which is about how a burglary changes the life of a proper British couple. (12:00).

NPR's Bob Mondello reviews the movie from Mexico called Amores Perros -- Love's a Dog.

NPR's Scott Simon and NPR's Daniel Schorr discuss Schorr's trip to Havana, where he attended a Cuban-American conference on the 40th anniversary of the Bay of Pigs invasion.

NPR Senior News Analyst Daniel Schorr offers his thoughts on former U.S. Sen. Bob Kerrey's revelation that he was involved in a raid that resulted in the killing of women and children as a Navy SEAL during the Vietnam War.