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Commentator Kevin Phillips says that President Clinton can quote several of his predecessors, both Republicans and Democrats, as he prepares to veto legislation that would abolish the inheritance tax.

Commentator Matt Miller commends Republican Governor Gary Johnson's position on Marajuana - Legalize it.

NPR's Mike Shuster talks to Robert Siegel about President Clinton's impending visit to Nigeria, Africa's most populous nation. On his previous visit to Africa two years ago, President Clinton purposely avoided Nigeria because of its dictatorial military government. Since then Nigeria has freely elected a civilian president and Clinton is visiting the nation to show support for its budding democracy.

For a Nigerian view, Robert turns to Bartholomew Nnaji, former Nigerian Minister of Science and Technology, now an engineering professor at the University of Pittsburgh. Nnaji is also chair of the Nigeria People's Forum, an organization here in the US. He and Robert discuss Nigeria since its presidential election.

Chris Simpson of the BBC reports that during his Africa trip, President Clinton is expected to attend the signing of a peace agreement ending the civil war in Burundi. But there are still doubts that the agreement will actually be signed, and whether everyone will abide by it if it is.

NPR's Adam Hochberg reports on the legal fight in Kentucky and Indiana to put monuments to the Ten Commandments on the grounds of the state capitols.

Noah Adams speaks to Laurie Garrett, author of Betrayal of Trust: The Collapse of Global Public Health, about her book, which details a decline of health care worldwide due to globalization. (8:00) Betrayal of Trust: The Collapse of Global Public Health, by Laurie Garrett, is published by Hyperion, August 2000.

Shares in Southern California technology company Emulex plunged nearly 60 percent in a matter of hours after a phony press release sent out over the Internet falsely reported that the company was in trouble. The company's stock recovered after the hoax was discovered. But, as Elaine Korry of NPR News reports, the episode demonstrates how vulnerable businesses are to misleading information, in an age of instant mass communication.

We hear a portion of Republican presidential candidate George W. Bush's speech today, accusing the Clinton-Gore administration of squandering opportunity for trade with Latin America.

Host Renee Montagne talks to NPR's Gerry Hadden about Mexican President-elect Vicente Fox's visit to Washington. Yesterday Fox met with President Clinton and vice president Al Gore. Today he will meet presidential candidate George W. Bush in Dallas.