Stuck in the Pack
Media correspondent Terence Smith reports on the how news organizations are covering a lopsided race – the frontrunners of the 2000 presidential election.

Political Wrap
Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and Wall Street Journal columnist Paul Gigot offer end-of-week political analysis on the tax and HMO legislation in the House and Senate.

Wrapping Up Business
Congressional correspondent Kwame Holman reports on today’s developments in the tax and HMO legislation in Congress.

Remembering a Voice of the South
Edwin Yoder, author of The Historical Present, and artist Bill Dunlap, discuss the life and work of author Willie Morris.

The Heartland
Essayist Richard Rodriguez of the Pacific News Service considers the work of American writer J.F. Powers.

Crisis on the Farm
Correspondent Fred de Sam Lazaro of KTCA, St. Paul- Minneapolis reports on the problems facing American farmers from the drought. Leland Swenson, president of the National Farmers Union – an organization representing 300,000 of the nation's farmers, and Daniel Sumner, professor of agricultural economics at the University of California-Davis, discuss the drought and its harmful effects on American farmers.

Voting for the Cut
Congressional correspondent Kwame Holman provides an update on the tax debate and final vote in Congress.

Y2K Emergency
Correspondent Tom Bearden reports on hospitals' efforts to prepare for the coming "millenium bug."

The Police on Agenda 2000
Four police chiefs: Gregory Cooper of Provo, Utah; Ellen Hanson of Lenexa, Kan.; Richard Pennington of New Orleans, La.; and Robert Duffy of Rochester, N.Y., discuss the 2000 presidential elections and what it should be about.

Taiwan Tensions
Correspondent Betty Ann Bowser reports on the mounting tensions between Taiwan and China. Minxin Pei, a native of mainland China and senior associate at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, and Vincent Wang, a native of Taiwan and assistant professor at the University of Richmond in Virginia, discuss the situation between Taiwan and China and what it may mean for the United States.

Can Kosovo Recover?
Sergio Viera de Mello, former U.N. administrator for Kosovo, discusses the rebuilding of homes and schools amidst revenge in Kosovo.

Lame Duck?
Journalist and author Haynes Johnson and presidential historians Doris Kearns Goodwin and Michael Beschloss are joined by Marlin Fitzwater, former press secretary to Presidents Reagan and Bush, to offer historical perspective on the lame duck phenomenon in presidencies.

Pesticide Bans
Carol Browner, administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, discusses the recent lawsuits filed against the EPA to require the discontinuation of cancer-causing pesticides. Ken Cook, president of the Environmental Working Group, and Jay Vroom, president of the American Crop Protections Association, discusses the pesticide lawsuits filed against the EPA.

You May Have Already Won
Correspondent Lee Hochberg of Oregon Public Broadcasting reports on direct mail sweepstakes and the latest state actions against them.

The Decline of Males
David Gergen engages Lionel Tiger, a professor of anthropology at Rutgers University and the author of The Decline of Males.

Mariachi
Jeffrey Kaye of KCET/Los Angeles reports on an unusual musical collaboration.

Suffering Under the Sun
D. James Baker, administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration which oversees the National Weather Service, and Dan Glickman, secretary of Agriculture, discuss the drought and its devastating effects.

This is Your Brain...
Jack Levin, professor of sociology and criminology at Northeastern University and director of the Rudnick Center on Violence and Conflict, talks about the Clinton administration’s anti-drug ad campaign. Barry McCaffrey, director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy, discusses the ads and their effectiveness in the on-going battle against drugs.

Working on Welfare
Correspondent Lee Hochberg of Oregon Public Broadcasting revisits welfare recipients from earlier reports and provides an update on their efforts to move off federal assistance. Wendell Primus, fellow at the Center on Budget; Larry Mead, professor of politics at New York University; Sharon Dietrich, managing attorney at Community Legal Services; Sandra Traylor, district manager of a family independence agency, discuss welfare reform and work.