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Some Wall Street analysts warn of a "dismal" holiday shopping season. But others point to the 3.1-percent economic growth rate and say the predictions are overly pessimistic. NPR's Laura Sydell reports.

Influential stage director Vinnette Carroll died this week at the age of 80. She was the first black woman to direct a Broadway production -- and the first to earn a Tony nomination for directing. NPR's Laura Sydell offers a remembrance.

Fresh Air's film critic doesn't much like the new film, based on the best-selling novel of the same name. It stars Laura Linney and Scarlet Johanssen.

The massive, fatal waves that resulted from Sunday's powerful earthquake in Southeast India are among the most destructive tsunamis of the past 50 years. Hear NPR's Jacki Lyden and Laura Kong, director of the International Tsunami Information Center in Hawaii.

Laura Tobler, health policy analyst at the National Conference of State Legislatures, discusses legislation passed in Maryland that requires large employers to increase spending on worker health insurance and mainly affects Wal-Mart stores.

Seabiscuit, the story of a small, downtrodden horse who managed to mesmerize an entire nation, gallops onto the screen Friday. Adapted from the best-selling book by Laura Hillenbrand, the film chronicles how Seabiscuit's unlikely triumphs on the racetrack helped revive Americans' spirits in the latter half of the Depression. Hear filmmaker Gary Ross.

Laura Sydell of member station WNYC reports on the oddly shaped Congressional district in Queens which is represented by Nydia Velaquez. (NID-e-uh vel-LAZ-kez) When drawn on a map, it's said to remind people of Bullwinkle. The majority Hispanic district is the most recent to be struck down by the courts as unconstitutional because it was constructed along racial and ethnic lines.

Host Lisa Simeone talks with author Laura Chester about her new book, Holy Personal: Looking for Small Private Places of Worship (Indiana University Press 2000). Chester has spent the last several years visiting private chapels and other places of worship. The book is a collection of pictures and stories from her travels.

On Friday, court proceedings resumed for 23 class-action lawsuits filed for claims of age discrimination against the entertainment industry. In Los Angeles, Laura Hubber reports.

The focus of the Republican National Convention shifts to the party's softer side. First lady Laura Bush praises President Bush's strength, compassion. California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger rouses the crowd with a defense of the GOP's inclusiveness.