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Charlotte Renner reports that a pharmaceutical industry trade group is suing the State of Maine over a new drug pricing law. The law enables the state to negotiate lower prices for Maine residents who do not have insurance coverage for perscription drugs. Maine's law has attracted the interest of other states that are also looking to reduce drug prices.

Scott speaks with Weekend Edition's entertainment critic Elvis Mitchell about the new movie The Replacements and other football movies.

NPR's senior news analyst Dan Schorr reviews the week's news.

Scott speaks with a cappuccino expert about making the perfect cup.

The 11th World Conference on Tobacco or Health wraps up in Chicago today with delegates -- all of them anti-smoking antivists -- going home to focus on how they can work towards the same goal. Tobacco-related diseases kill more than four-million people worldwide annually. Many public health officials believe smoking rates would fall if federal regulators had more control over tobacco products. NPR's Debbie Elliott reports.

Noah talks to Kelly Joe Phelps. Phelps switched from jazz guitar to playing country blues and found even more space there for improvisation. His instrument is the lap slide guitar.

NPR's Bob Mondello discusses of a trio of new French films. Their titles are: Alice and Martin, An Affair of Love and Girl on the Bridge.

Critic Tom Shales reviews the movie opening today, The Replacements. The film, about a zany group of misfits who become professional football players during a strike season stars Gene Hackman and Keanu Reeves.

Noah talks with Bill Carrick, a democratic media consultant. His firm is Morris, Carrick and Guma. They talk about the flap over a fundraiser scheduled at the Playboy Mansion, President Clinton's apology for his behavior at an evangelical conference yesterday and the other fundraising scheduled this weekend. Mr. Carrick disagrees with the rumor that VP Gore is keeping Clinton away from his campaign.

NPR's Tom Goldman reports on the growing pressure on professional sports teams -- like the NFL's Washington Redskins -- to change their logos and mascots, which critics say disparage certain ethnicites.