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NPR's White House correspondent Don Gonyea reports that President Bush has used a NATO gathering in Prague to issue a stern warning to Iraqi President Saddam Hussein. The NATO summit, which officially gets under way tomorrow, is dedicated to enlarging the alliance and giving it a new direction in the post-Cold War era.

NPR's Rachael Myrow reports on how technology could help prevent some embarrassing situations. The latest development from the world of karaoke, brings a 'pitch-correction' machine that puts even notoriously bad singers in the right key.

Rare good news about orangutans: Scientists have found a previously unknown population of the great ape, living in the dense rainforest of Borneo. The discovery is a boost to orangutan conservation. NPR's Christopher Joyce reports for Radio Expeditions.

Washington Patrol announced that it's firing 127 individuals, and Washington State University fired its head football coach and four assistant coaches who hadn't been vaccinated.

LIANE HANSEN EWSCASTERS: SHAY STEVENS

"Women Coming Together" is the English translation of "Mahila ilan" (my-luh mil-lun), a group formed by the poor women of Apna Street. After ears of seeing their huts repeatedly torn down, a number of the pavement wellers decided to take control of their destiny by pooling their resources and ealing directly with municipal authorities.

We talk with visitors at the Vietnam War Memorial about their thoughts on the Vietnam War, which came to an end 20 years ago today.

Classical music critic LLOYD SCHWARTZ reviews "Ethel Merman - I Get a Kick Out of You." (Fl

CHADWICK/FREELOADERS: HOST ALEX CHADWICK SPEAKS WITH RESEARCHER NORMAN HEGLUND (HEG-lind) ABOUT A STUDY WHICH APPEARED IN THIS WEEK'S ISSUE OF THE SCIENCE JOURNAL NATURE. THE STUDY FOCUSED ON TWO GROUPS OF AFRICAN WOMEN WHO CAN APPARENTLY CARRY UP TO SEVENTY PERCENT OF THEIR BODY WEIGHT WITH MUCH LESS ENERGY EXPENDED THAN THE REST OF US.

SIMON/"ART OF SOUP" CONTEST: SCOTT SIMON TALKS WITH 11-YEAR-OLD MATTHEW BALESTIERI (bah-less-TE-EH-ree), WINNER OF CAMPBELL'S SOUP'S "ART OF SOUP" CONTEST TO FIND THE NEXT ANDY WARHOL. YOUNG MATTHEW WON BY SPELLING OUT THE CAMPBELL'S SOUP LABEL IN EGYPTIAN HIEROGLYPHICS.

TV critic, DAVID BIANCULLI reviews Diane Sawyer''s interview with Michael Jackson and Lisa Marie Presley, which aired June 14th on ABC''s "Primetime."

SPORTS: SCOTT SIMON AND WEEKEND EDITION'S SPORTS COMMENTATOR RON RAPOPORT TALK ABOUT THE NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION'S CONFERENCE FINALS.