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Biographer HOWARD POLLACK is the author of –Aaron Copland: The Life and Work of an Uncommon Man— (University of Illinois Press). This year marks the 100th anniversary of Coplands birth. Though Copland was jewish, gay, and raised in Brooklyn, his work came to personify the American West, with such well known compositions as –Billy the Kid— and –Rodeo.— Copland also wrote –Appalachian Spring,— and –Fanfare for the Common Man.— Copland also wrote the film scores for –The Red Pony,— and –The Heiress.— POLLACK is professor of music history and literature at the University of Houston. 12:58:30 NEXT SHOW PROMO (:29) PROMO COPY On the next fresh air how Philadelphia won the bid to host the Republican National Convention and what its done to prepare for it. We talk to Philadelphia Daily News reporter Dave Davies. Also the life and work of composer Aaron Copland (–Cope-land—). This year marks the centenary of his birth. Join us for the next fresh air.

NPR's Aaron Schachter reports on a little known option for minor criminals in Southern California. If a judge approves, a prisoner may be allowed to leave the crowded and dangerous county jail for "nicer" accommodations in a small city lock up. The pay-to-stay program costs detainees anywhere from 40 to 145 dollars a night. Some lawyers who know about the program say it's a legitimate way to keep clients safe. Civil libertarians say it's inherently unfair, since it gives an advantage to those with money.

Ten years ago this week, Congress passed the Americans with Disabilities Act, or ADA. The law prohibits employers from discriminating against workers based on their physical or mental disabilities. Stephen Smith of American Radio Works reports on how well the law has worked for people who faced discrimination at work because of their mental disorders.

NPR's Eric Westervelt reports on the resurgence of downtown Philadelphia, the site of next week's Republican Convention. This is the first national political convention Philadelphia has hosted since 1948. During the 1990's, the city underwent major renovations, after suffering decades of decline.

Latino USA's Maria Martin reports on the results of a survey of political attitudes among Latinos across the country. 1,000 Latinos were polled on campaign issues such as the economy, immigration policy, and gun control, among other things.

Commentator Lester Reingold says he thinks the recent crash of a Concorde in France signals the end of an era in aviation.

Jacki talks with Jacques Klein, the head of the U.N. Mission in Bosnia about a memorial service held to commemorate the fifth anniversary of the massacre of more than seven thousand Bosnian Muslims, mostly men and boys. This week, thousands of women returned to the Serb-controlled Srebenica, many for the first time.

Harriet Jones reports on the continuing effort to identify the dead from the massacre in Srebrenica. She visits the town of Tuzla where scientists are using the latest DNA identification techniques to attempt to give grieving families a sense of closure.

A sound montage of some of the voices in this past week's news, including White House spokesman Joe Lockhart on the Middle East summit at Camp David; former South African President Nelson Mandela at the closing ceremony of the international AIDS conference; Texas governor George W. Bush and Vice President Al Gore at the NAACP Convention in Baltimore; Judge Robert Kaye, who presided over the civil lawsuit in Miami against the top five tobacco companies; Phillip Morris attorney Dan Webb and smokers' attorney Stanley Rosenblatt on the $145 billion punitive damages verdict.

Scott and Daniel Pinkwater read from the children's book Brave Potatoes, a story about a group of potatoes and their attempt not to spend life on a couch or in a pan.