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A group of scientists claims to be only a year or two away from producing cloned babies. The scientists say hundreds of infertile couples have asked to participate in cloning experiments to help them have children. But most Americans still strongly oppose any attempts to use cloning as another reproductive technology. Steve talks with attorney Mark Eibert, and Lisa Cahill, professor of Ethics at Boston College.

The nation?s largest dairy company agreed to an antitrust settlement with the six attorneys general of New England yesterday. In four years, Suiza has come to control over 70 percent of the region?s milk processing capacity, but yesterday?s deal attempts to restrain the dairy giant. NHPR?s Dan Gorenstein reports.

Like the hawker says at the ballpark, "How can you tell what's going on without a program?"

For anyone watching the legislature last week, a program might have been nice- but probably not very helpful.

The week started off with lawmakers backing an education funding plan called the Gordon bill, named after Senate Republican Ned Gordon.

By the end of the week, the Gordon plan was out the window, and legislators were back at square one.

One man who has been following the ins and outs is political analyst John Milne. He described the game to NHPR's Mark Bevis.