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Reporter Alex van Oss remembers the days of his youth when he used to roam the hallways of the American History Museum, one of the museums that make up the Smithsonian Institution. The museum received a generous gift of $80 million this past week from California developer Kenneth E. Behring.

Yugoslav voters went to the polls for the first time to elect a president directly. But there is widespread mistrust of poll results, and fear that President Slobodan Milosevic could incite violence among his supporters. Host Jacki Lyden speaks with reporter Gillian Sandford from Belgrade.

Host Mike Shuster talks with NPR's Jennifer Ludden about an upcoming meeting between Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak and Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat.

Poet Yusef Komunyakaa reads his poem The Deck. Komunyakaa and dozens of other poets performed and read and chatted and signed autographs at the Geraldine R. Dodge Poetry Festival in Stanhope, New Jersey this past weekend. In the second half of the program we'll hear more about the festival and more from the poets themselves.

There were no major science discoveries this week, but there WERE some good moments. NPR's David Kestenbaum has this week's wrap-up of news from the world of science.

We visit The Geraldine R. Dodge Poetry Festival 2000 in Stanhope, New Jersey. Host Jacki Lyden talks with poets Mark Doty, Anne Waldman, and Yusef Komunyakaa -- and we hear their poetry. Jacki also talks with Jim Haba, the director of the festival.

As part of a Monday series on third party Presidential candidates, Bob Edwards talks with Libertarian nominee, Harry Browne. At the heart of his party's platform is a call for the abolition of the income tax. Libertarians want to eradicate intrusive government.

The top-selling computer game this year isn't Pokemon or Nintendo -- it's a virtual family, the Sims. These computer-generated characters let you design and program their day-to-day activities, just like a real family. And just like a real family, they respond in unexpected ways. Susan Stone reports.

NPR's Sylvia Poggioli reports on the elections in Yugoslavia. No official results have yet been released, but opposition says that their leader Vojislav Kostunica is ahead. This is in sharp contrast to government's statements that President Slobodan Milosevic is winning.

Peru's disgraced intelligence chief Vladimiro Montesinos has arrived in Panama, seeking political asylum after sparking a week-long crisis at home.