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Scott speaks with Weekend Edition's sports commentator Ron Rapoport about the week's biggest Olympics stories and about Marion Jones's quest for five Olympic gold medals.

Scott reads mail from listeners.

Howard Berkes reports on the last day of the Summer Olympics.

Everyone has a story, especially in the Olympics. A skit.

Vice President Al Gore and Governor George W. Bush meet in Boston Tuesday for the first of three presidential debates. Both campaigns are eagerly playing DOWN their candidates' chances. NPR's Peter Kenyon looks back on how the two men have performed in earlier face-offs.

Satirist Dale Connelly of Minnesota Public Radio imagines the testimony of Hollywood executives this week, when they explained to members of Congress why they sometimes test and market R-rated films to youngsters.

H.L. Mencken coined the term "Bible Belt" for the Southern states where religion is a prominent part of daily life. As NPR's Debbie Elliott reports, an entrepreneur in Mississippi is hoping to cash in on that label ... with his "Bible-Belt Buckles."

Country singer Charley Pride will be inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame this coming Wednesday, when he becomes the first African American artist so honored. He's won three Grammy Awards, had more than 50 singles on the charts and more than half in the Top 10, including the Number One hit "Kiss An Angel Good Morning". Host Jacki Lyden talks to him about his career.

NPR's Eric Weiner reports that drag queens will be a feature of the Olympic closing ceremonies in Sydney. The thought that somehow drag queens are associated with all things Australian has a lot of people up in arms but others say female impersonation has a long history in Australia and deserves to be represented in tomorrow's events.

Wabash College professor Melissa Butler discusses her freshman tutorial, The Great American Game.