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Melissa Block continues a conversation with Tom and Joyce DeBaggio, who have lived with Alzheimer's since Tom was diagnosed six years ago. Joyce says she's had trouble coping.

The potent, apple-based liqueur Calvados is made from fermented apples in France's Normandy region and is inextricably linked to the area's traditions. This centuries-old brandy is made on the farm of distiller Vincent Boulard.

Jennifer Miller's Inheriting the Holy Land is subtitled: "An American's Search for Hope in the Middle East." She talked with key figures and visited Israeli-occupied Gaza. She tells Debbie Elliott what she learned.

Noah Adams talks with Charles Davis, president of Habagallo Foods in McAllen, Texas, about his new cocktail mix for the Michelada cocktail. The New York Times food critic says the drink tasted like the best steak he ever had.

Commentator Pam Varkony is a lifelong Republican and lives in the swing state of Pennsylvania. Unlike the national Republican party, she is in favor of gay marriage.

Since its inception in the 1970s, NASA's space shuttle program has included six orbiters. Here's a brief overview of each.

Critic-at-large John Powers has some thoughts on wine, and globalization after watching the documentary Mondovino by Jonathan Nossiter.

Singer-songwriter Natalie Merchant has a new CD out called Motherland. She and her band stop to chat with Scott Simon, and to play some music.

Vladislav Tamarov was drafted into the Soviet Army and sent to fight in Afghanistan at age 19. He was told he'd be building schools and hospitals, but the Soviets had other plans for him. Hear his story on Weekend Edition Saturday.

Contributions are flooding in to aid groups to help victims of the Sept. 11 attacks. But a very different charity is collecting reward money to help hunt down terrorism suspects worldwide.