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Leaders of the Episcopal Church this weekend approved an agreement with the country's largest Lutheran denomination, the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, to permit sharing of clergy, sacraments and church strategy. The alliance brings together two large churches from different Christian traditions, and is not without controversy among members. Church leaders hope it will enhance worship and community in both faiths. NPR's Mark Roberts reports from Denver.

Liane talks with NPR's Joe Neel from the opening today of the thirteenth annual AIDS conference, in Durban, South Africa. This is the first time the conference has been held in Africa, a continent that is fighting a desperate battle against the disease.

Weekend Edition essayist Robb Walsh investigates the various theories behind the shortage in this year's crawfish catch.

NPR's Jack Speer reports on the record setting sales of J.K. Rowling's latest Harry Potter book. By the time Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire went on sale at bookstores at midnight Friday, it already was a best seller on the Internet. Online booksellers sold more than 700-thousand advance copies to eager fans.

NPR's Ted Clark reports on the second day of the summit at Camp David where President Clinton continues talks with the Israeli and Palestinian leaders, seeking a final peace agreement.

From member station KJZZ, Mark Moran reports that the Major League baseball season resumes tomorrow following the All-Star break and batters are on pace to hit more home runs than in any season ever. But in a handful of cities, a few pitchers have found a way to keep the ball in the park and their teams at the top.

Yugoslavian-born writer ALEKSANDER HEMON (HEY-men). Hemon was born in Sarajevo in 1964. While in his early 20s, he came to the United States as a tourist. On the day he was supposed to return to Sarajevo, his home city came under siege. He was forced to stay in the US. Hemon then began working on his English and now writes in English, even though it is not his first language. His first book is a collection of stories called –The Question of Bruno— (Nan A. Talese/ Doubleday).12:28:30 FORWARD PROMO (:29)12:29:00 I.D. BREAK (:59)12:

A New Jersey company is taking advertising to an new level -- advertising on sand. If you have the cash, Beach 'n Billboard will stamp your ad into freshly dragged beach sand with a special machine. Linda talkswith the machine's inventor and president of the company, Patrick Dori.

NPR's Richard Harris reports that a small company in North Carolina is pioneering a new approach in its attempt to develop a vaccine against AIDS. Scientists have tapped public money and a charity, as well as venture capital, to move an intriguing idea from the laboratory toward the marketplace. Untraditional approaches like this seem to be needed to surmount the many technical and practical difficulties in developing an AIDS vaccine.

On Thursday, the president announced a series of actions to encourage K-12 schools to mandate masks for all and require vaccines for employees.

-- NPR's Andy Bowers reports from Moscow on how Mormons are responding to newly imposed restrictions on religious activities in Russia, which President Yeltsin signed into law on Friday. The law will limit missionary work and proselytizing by any church that can't prove it's been operating in Russia for at least 15 years and will limit the actions of foreign religious personnel. The Mormons plan to move ahead with their missionary activity. The main proponent of the new law is the Russian Orthodox Church, whose activities will not be affected.

An estimated 67 undocumented immigrants, mainly from Mexico and Central America, who worked at the World Trade Center on Sept. 11 are still considered missing two decades after the terrorist attacks.