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What's involved in implementing expanded self-rule in the West ank? Roads have to be built, security has to be increased for settlers and sraelis and Palestinians have to establish joint patrols. Preparations are lready underway. NPR's Linda Gradstein reports on the latest developments.

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Deirdre Berger reports from Frankfurt, Germany on how Jewish migres from Russia are adapting to life in Germany. In the past five years, ermany's Jewish population has nearly doubled - making Germany the fastest rowing Jewish community in Europe.

Tom Whitehouse profiles Alexandru Andries, a olk-singer who has become known as the Bob Dylan of Romania. He produced 9 lbums during the repressive Ceausescu regime which were censored, but his live erformances were filled with protest songs. Five years after Ceausescu's death, ndries continues singing.

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Liane Hansen speaks with Russell Means, one of the founders of he American Indian Movement about his new biography "Where White Men Fear to read." Means has mellowed somewhat since the l973 seige at Wounded Knee, and xplains his involvement in several recent Hollywood projects.

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A new report released this week by the Census Bureau reports that the percentage of foreign-born people in the United Sates has reached the highest point since 1940. Jackie talks to Jeffery Passell, a demographer and one of the authors of the report who says that despite the conventional wisdom of the moment the data show that legal immigrants are likely to be highly educated and employed.

ENTERTAINMENT: HOST SUSAN STAMBERG AND OUR WEEKEND EDITION ENTERTAINMENT CRITIC ELVIS MITCHELL TALK ABOUT TWO NEW CHILDREN'S FILMS..."A LITTLE PRINCESS" AND "BABE."

Host Liane Hansen speaks with Schramm about the life and egacy of Mickey Mantle, and the baseball legend's image both off and on the ield.

AS 70 PER CENT OF THE EARTH IS COVERED BY WATER, STUDIES HAVE SHOWN THAT THE FUTURE OF THE HUMAN RACE IS CO-DEPENDENT WITH THE SEAS. NPR'S LYNN NEARY TAKES A CLOSE LOOK AT CORAL REEFS, PRODUCED FOR NPR-NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC'S "RADIO EXPEDITIONS."

YOU'LL HEAR THREE EERIE, HAUNTING GHOST STORIES.