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Commentator Marshall Wittmann, a senior fellow at the Hudson Institute in Washington, D.C. says controversy over the Vietnam attack led by former senator Robert Kerrey does not tarnish the heroism that earned him a medal.

Linda Wertheimer talks sports with Stefan Fatsis of the Wall Street Journal. This weeks topic: the internationalization of sports. Earlier this month, a Japanese-born pitcher faced a Japanese-born hitter -- the first time ever in Major League Baseball. The presence of foreign athletes can also be felt in other sports, including hockey and pro-basketball. Stefan says with all the focus on money in sports, this development is refreshing and exciting.

Linda Wertheimer is joined by David Brooks, senior editor at the Weekly Standard and E.J. Dionne, a columnist for the Washington Post and senior fellow at the Brookings Institution, to talk about the first 100 days of George W. Bush's presidency. They discuss Bush's leadership and management style, his efforts to rally support behind his $1.6 trillion tax cut and his approach to foreign policy.

On the Media reporter Mike Pesca, on ESPN's acquisition of the Bass Anglers Sportsman Society (BASS). Possibly not the most nefarious example of media energy, but an interesting event when ESPN both covers bass fishing events and owns the world's largest bass fishing organization. Bassmasters magazine has 600,000 subscribers and bass is a $28 million industry -- and visitors to ESPN Sports Zone restaurants will now be able to play a bass fishing video game.

The population of Paris, Tennessee grows tenfold this time of year, for the annual Fish Fry, a four-day festival of beauty pageants, rodeos, motocross racing and 12,000 pounds of fried catfish. Linda Wertheimer talks with head fish fryer Bob Milam.

NPR's Jon Hamilton reports from Nigeria on an unusual summit of African leaders that concluded today. Presidents from African countries met for the first time to discuss the AIDS crisis, tuberculosis and other diseases ravaging the continent. The meeting also included former President Bill Clinton and United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan.

NPR's Richard Knox reports that the debate over AIDS drugs to the developing world is expanding to Latin America. The nations of Central and South America are actually better poised to take advantage of lower prices, because health infrastructures are more advanced. But pharmaceutical giants are already aiming to stop further erosion of their prices. Last week in Quebec City, new anti-generic rules were proposed that would protect patents on brand name drugs in Central and South America.

The science still has a long way to go, but many researchers believe that using stem cells from human embryos holds great promise as a way of treating diseases. As the Bush administration tries to decide whether or not to allow federal funding to be used for such research, NPR's Joe Palca reports on the two new studies that scientists hope may show the administration just how valuable stem cell therapy could be.

Scott talks to Hans Rockenwagner, chef and owner of Rockenwagner's Restaurants in Santa Monica and Venice, California about the annual frenzy in Germany over the delicacy known as white asparagus.

NPR's Eric Weiner reports on the political search for Japan's new prime minister.