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Today the President and Mrs. Clinton defended the administration's decision to send the First Lady to the UN Women's conference in China. That decision, announced yesterday, came after China expelled American human rights activist Harry Wu. NPR's Jon Greenberg reports.

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Daniel reports on the death of Ronnie White, one of the original members of thee R&B group Smokey Robinson and the Miracles. White died today in Detroit at the age of 57. A longtime friend of Robinson's, White co-wrote the popular songs "My Guy" and "My Girl." "My Guy" became Motown's first number one hit.

Cal Ripken Jr. may have punched a more rewarding time clock than most, but Scott Simon says he doesn't want to hear such cynicism about the Baltimore Oriole, who this week broke Lou Gehrig's record by playing 2,131 consecutive games.

Catalina Reyes (RAY-yes) of member station KUNM isits the Trinity Test Site, near Socorro (soh-CORE-oh), New Mexico. The first tomic bomb was detonated there 50 years ago today.

NPR's Mara Liasson has a preview of President Clinton's speech on affirmative action, which will be made this Wednesday. The President is expected to propose some reforms. But he is also expected to take on critics of affirmative action programs.

NPR's Edward Lifson reports from Chicago that the death toll from this past week's heat wave in that city has reached 100.

A sound montage of a few prominent voices in the news this ast week, including Senator Bob Packwood's (R-OR) resignation on the floor of he U.S. Senate; former LAPD detective Mark Fuhrman pleads the 5th; white eparatist Randall Weaver testifies at Senate subcommittee investigation of the 992 Ruby Ridge, Idaho shootout with federal agents; BBC reporter John cIntyre's account of tear gas used against anti-nuclear protesters in Tahiti; aseball great Joe DiMaggio on Baltimore Orioles shortstop Cal Ripken; Ripken omments on his appearance in 2,131 consecutive games.

A U.S. warship fired cruise missiles at Serb forces this evening. It's the first time those type of missile have been used by a U.N. spokesman says that action DOES NOT represent a change in current NATO policy. Daniel Talks with NPR'S Martha Raddatz about today's events.

Host Jacki Lyden speaks with author Katherine Frank about er new book, PASSAGE TO EGYPT - THE LIFE OF LUCIE DUFF GORDON (Houghton ifflin). This biography recounts the life of a British socialite who relocated o the Middle East and made Egypt her home. Frank's pursuit of information on uff Gordon's background was inspired by letters sent by Gordon from Egypt to er homeland.

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2: Editor of The New Republic, ANDREW SULLIVAN. He's the first openly gay editor of a national political magazine. His new book, Virtually Normal: An Argument About Homosexuality, (Knopf), examines how our society deals with homosexuality, and looks at the different viewpoints on it.