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President Bush is still talking about military action to oust Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein. But there's lots of disagreement about that goal and how to go about it. Laura talks with Daryl Press, professor of Government at Dartmouth College www.dartmouth.edu and Wayne Lesperance, assistant professor of Political Science at New England College www.nec.edu

57 percent of college graduates were women this year. That sounds like good news for girls, but it is raising questions about where the boys are. Trish's guests are Craig Flood, educational consultant and fellow at the Gender Equity Institute of the Education Development Center www.edc.org, and Caryn McTighe Musil, executive director of the Office of Diversity, Equity, & Global Initiatives at the Association of American Colleges & Universities www.aacu-edu.org

Newly raised questions about hormone replacement therapy, mammograms, and a common knee surgery are raising concerns over what we can believe when it comes to our health. We'll look at how average consumers can navigate the headlines and understand what all the research really means. Allison is joined by Dr. Drummond Rennie, deputy editor of the Journal of the American Medical Association http://jama.ama-assn.org, and Dr. Virginia Hood, Professor of medicine at the University of Vermont College of Medicine www.med.uvm.edu.

Stock market woes and Enron horror stories have many workers worried about their 401(K)s and IRAs. We'll see how bad the situation might be, and how to plan in good times and bad. Allison speaks with Tom Sedoric, senior vice president of investment at A.G. Edwards and Sons www.agedwards.com, and Richard Peck, financial advisor at American Express Financial Advisors www.americanexpress.com .

Maybe you've spent your cold winter nights tying flies, dreaming of feeling that fish twitch on the line?or maybe not! Either way, you'll love hearing stories of fly- fishing - what draws people to it, how to perfect your cast and find the fish. Laura's guests are Concord Monitor's John Corrigan, author of "Angler's Journal" and fly-fishing guide Angus Bozeman. Original air date: 5/29/2002.