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NPR's Howard Berkes reports on the results of the men's 100 meter dash at the Olympics in Sydney.

NPR's Reena Advani reports on the unveiling of a new statue in Washington, DC to the Russian poet Alexander Pushkin.

NPR'S Rob Gifford reports on a new retail delivery service in Beijing that accepts customer orders over the internet.

NPR's Madeline Brand reports on the government's decision to release oil from the strategic petroleum reserve.

Melinda reads letters from listeners.

Melinda discusses the news of the week with NPR Senior News Analyst Daniel Schorr.

Film critic Henry Sheehan has a review of the re-release of the horror classic The Exorcist. Some new scenes have been added.

Actress Mercedes McCambridge, who chilled audiences in the 1970's as the voice of the Devil in The Exorcist. She won an Academy Award for her first film role -- in 1949 for All the King's Men. She also starred with Joan Crawford in Nicholas Ray's western, Johnny Guitar. (3

NPR Senior News Analyst Daniel Schorr discusses Independent Counsel Robert Ray's Whitewater findings with former Whitewater counsel Richard Ben Veniste and Rep. Tom Coburn (R-OK).

Melinda talks to Fina Torres, director of the new film, Woman on Top, about the movie's soundtrack, which she also produced. It features several classic Bossa Nova songs from the l950's, and 60's, as well as more recent compositions.