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Film Critic Bob Mondello reviews The Visit, based on a true story about a man dying of AIDS in prison, waiting for a visit from his unforgiving father. It stars Hill Harper, Billy Dee Williams, Felicia Rashad, and others. Mondello was surprised at how affirmative it is.

The Patients' Bill of Rights is back on the agenda of the U.S. Congress. Host Lisa Simeone speaks with NPR's Health Policy reporter Julie Rovner about the legislation and the disagreements between Capitol Hill and the White House that are preventing the bill from becoming law.

The new budget details released by the administration today did not cause much stir on Capitol Hill, with the House and Senate on recess and most of the halls of Congress deserted. But there were a few leaders on hand from both parties to parse the stack of bound blue volumes and search for a bottom line. NPR's David Welna reports.

The father-daughter radio team of Mal and Jennifer Sharpe continue their exploration of what they call photo walls with a visit to The Magic Castle in the Hollywood Hills.

He is the creator, executive producer and head writer of the HBO series Deadwood, a Western drama set in the Black Hills of South Dakota. Deadwood began its second season this week.

NPR's Martha Raddatz reports that retiring CIA Director John Deutch appeared on Capitol Hill today to give his assessment of national security issues. He predicted on Wednesday that within three years North Korea would either be at war with South Korea, collapse as a state or the region will be on the road to reunification.

the long-term financial stability of the Medicare system. Congress is about to take up President Clinton's proposal, as well as competing proposals by both Democrats and Republican on Capitol Hill.

- When President Clinton included $5 billion in federal funds for the repair of the nation's crumbling schools, administration officials thought they were addressing an obvious educational need. But with the administration's educational spending propisals about to be introduced on Capitol Hill, NPR's Vicky Que reports a wall of Republican opposition is forming.

which holds Congress accountable to the same labor and workplace regulations as the rest of the country. But when the efforts of the Capital Hill police force to unionize met opposition, the sincerity of the Act came into question.

Firefighters are battling a wildfire in the heart of Los Angeles. The blaze began Tuesday in Griffith Park and has already destroyed hundreds of acres in the hills above Hollywood.