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NPR's Claudio Sanchez reports on remarks today by President Clinton at the National Education Summit, which ends today in Palisades, NY.

yesterday that would ban late term abortions, known as "partial birth" abortions. The 286-129 vote in favor is enough to override the veto President Clinton has promised. But the measure passed the Senate on a much closer 54-44 vote, so an override is not expected.

into Lebanon, a helicopter gunship attack today on the large Palestinian refugee camp near Sidon. Israeli pilots fired rockets into the Ein el-Hilweh camp, home to a Palestinian militia which is allied with Hezbollah, the Shiite Muslim group supported by Iran.

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Sue Simpson reports from Johannesburg on the opening day of testimony before South Africa's Truth and Reconciliation Commission. The commission will hear from victims of human rights absues committed during apartheid as part of a process designed to heal the nation's wounds. The panel also has the power to grant amnesty to those who confess to their crimes. It has drawn criticism from both ends of the political spectrum. Some say the commission should not grant amnesty, others say it will ignore the crimes committed by the opponents of apartheid.

NPR's Sunni Khalid reports from Beirut on Hezbollah's hard-line stance regarding Israel. In an interview, Hezbollah's chief political spokesman said that Hezbollah would be undeterred from bombing northern Israel, despite Israel's aggressive response.

The Education Department and certain school districts around the country are trying to figure out next year's budget, even while this year's is up in the air. Congress and the president have only agreed on temporary budgets for the Education Department, at a cut from last year's spending. Now the department and districts that get federal aid can't make plans until Washington officials come to an agreement. NPR's Phillip Davis has the story.

BASED SCHOOLS - Commentator Joe Laconte says that private schools, most of which are church affiliated, routinely produce students who perform better than public school students...and graduate more kids from high-school. He says this is in large part due to the fact that church-based schools can offer moral instruction. He says we should support efforts to give vouchers to parents so that all parents can have the choice of "one of our most effective teaching institutions---the church based school."

2: BERTRAND TAVERNIER is considered one of the most acclaimed French film makers since the New Wave artists appeared in the late 50s. The New Wave method was marked by relying heavily on handheld cameras and improvisational acting. Tavernier gained fame as an important post-New Wave film artist. Probably his best known work to Americans is "Round Midnight." Tavernier is currently touring various cities as part of the Lumiere Institute's celebration of 100 years of motion pictures. Tavernier is president of the Institute.

The cello playing of David Darling, became the inspiration for a story of hope and spirit by writer Barry Lopez. David Darling released his cd titiled Darkwood inculding Barry Lopez's story as the liner notes for his cd. Tonight we have Lopez read his story and mix it with the performance that inspired the story. THE CD IS CALLED "DARKWOOD" PERFORMED BY DAVID DARLING THE PRINTED STORY IS INCLUDED WITH THE CD AVAILBLE ON ECM RECORDS. 800-888-8574 (12:00) (IN S

has taken precautions after receiving a threatening letter... One reason for taking the threat seriously is that it refers to a former adjunct professor who now leads Islamic Jihad.