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NPR's Howard Berkes reports on the advertising campaign that's bringing Smokey Bear into the new millennium. The public service announcements alter the bear's famous warning about "forest fire" prevention, to one concerning "wildfires," in order to emphasize that deserts and grasslands are also prone to destructive fires.

NPR's Guy Raz reports from Berlin that on this day in the year 1516, Frederick of the First of Bavaria introduced a law guaranteeing the purity of beer. The law -- known as the Rheinheitsgebot -- has regulated German brewing ever since. It strictly limits what ingredients can go into beer, so German brewers won't produce beverages like blueberry beer or hemp beer.

NPR's Patricia Neighmond reports on the marketing of Serafem, a drug for Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder. Serafem is the same thing as Prozac. The manufacturer changed the name and the capsule color to avoid association with mental illness. But some question the change, claiming that aggressive marketing of Serafem could be hurting women's health.

A tornado touched down in Hoisington, Kansas over the weekend, damaging hundreds of buildings. Linda Wertheimer talks with Gloria Adams, a resident of the town who huddled with four people in the walk-in freezer of the Dairy Queen to survive the tornado. All of the building was destroyed, except for the freezer.

Commentator Andrei Codrescu and girlfriend dine out on rabbit stew and turtle soup. Their meals cause them various pains.

Commentator and public defender David Feige tells of listening to a young drug offender go before a tough judge in the Bronx.

Andrew Haeg of Minnesota Public Radio reports on moves by 3M to recover from disappointing first quarter profits. Officials say they plan to cut about seven percent of their 75,000 person workforce.

Blending into a new city can be a difficult thing in any country, and foreigners living abroad often need to find ways to decompress. Commentator Shai Oster describes the almost religious experience of the morning commute in Beijing.

Commentator Frank Deford isn't sure members of the clergy belong in the locker room. Deford alleges that many team chaplains are using the guise of Christianity to cozy up to their favorite sports celebrities.

NPR's Linda Gradstein in Jerusalem reports on violence in the Gaza Strip today. Israeli tanks and bulldozers pushed into a Palestinian refugee camp, demolishing 20 buildings Israel says were used by Palestinian gunmen for cover.