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Tuesday, March 28, 2000

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Diane Rehm: World Bank president James Wolfensohn; grammar and usage
question from the Atlantic Monthly
Fresh Air: actor John Cusack
Public Interest: Tech Tuesday: electronic books
Talk of the Nation: the dangers of hazing; Al gore's reform plans
All Things Considered: African immigrants worried about the Amadou Diallo case

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Things Considered, call NPR's Audience Services at (202) 414-3232.
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(1-877-677-8398).


    The Diane Rehm Show, 10-12 noon (*2 full hours on WMUB)

10-11: World Bank President James Wolfensohn: James Wolfensohn,
president of the World Bank, joins Diane to talk about the challenges
that face him in his second term.  He'll discuss his concept of the
role the World Bank plays in economic development on a global level,
and about the concerns a growing number of people have about the
downside of "globalization."

11-12: Barbara Wallraff: Since 1993, Barbara Wallraff has untangled
readers' questions about grammar and usage in her column for Atlantic
Monthly Magazine.  She's collected queries ranging from the
instructive to the bizarre in her new book "Word Court" (Harcourt).
She joins Diane to talk about her passion for the English language
and to offer her grammatical services to listeners.



    Fresh Air with Terry Gross, 12:06-1 p.m.

A conversation with actor JOHN CUSACK. He's starring currently in the
new film "High Fidelity", based on the best-selling novel.

       For tapes and transcripts of Fresh Air, call Toll-Free 1-(877)-21-FRESH.


    Public Interest

Host: Kojo Nnamdi

IT'S TECH TUESDAY. ELECTRONIC-BOOKS HAVE BEEN AROUND FOR A COUPLE OF
YEARS, BUT TECHNOLOGY THAT HAS BEEN LABELED "CLUNKY" AND A LACK OF
BIG NAME AUTHORS HAVE KEPT THEM FROM GAINING A WIDE READERSHIP, BUT
NOW THAT IS CHANGING.  JOIN KOJO AND GUESTS FOR A DISCUSSION OF
E-BOOKS AND THE WAY INTERNET-DELIVERED TEXTS MAY CHANGE THE
PUBLISHING WORLD.
         Guests: 1. Stephen Wildstrom, columnist, Business Week; 2.
Glenn Sanders, executive editor, E-Booknet; 3.  Peter Jovanovich,
Chairman and CEO of Addison Wesley Longman, past-Chair of the Board,
Association of American Publishers (AAP)


    Talk of the Nation, 2-4 p.m. (*live on WMUB)

Host: Juan Williams

HOUR ONE: HAZING: the dangers it poses to young people, and why it
persists today

HOUR TWO: AL GORE, THE REFORMER: Al Gore's plans for campaign finance reform



    All Things Considered, 4-7 p.m.

After the shooting death of Amadou Diallo by New York City Police,
other African immigrants worry about the same thing happening to them.



    WMUB Forum, 9-10 a.m., repeated 7-8 p.m.

News Director Darrel Gray with an hour of conversations with guests,
and listener e-mail comments and questions
(http://www.wmub.org/forumcomment.html).

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