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2: Linguist and author NAOMI S. BARON. Her book, "Growing up with Language" (Addison-Wesley publishers, 1992) examines the process by which children learn to use language. Baron is Professor of Linguistics and associate dean in the College of Arts and Sciences at the American University in Washington DC.

The search for clues in the crash of ValuJet Flight 592 continued in the Florida Everglades today. On Sunday, investigators began using ground-mapping radar to help locate objects in the murky swamp where the plane crashed. Noah speaks with Tom Fenner, geologist and sales director with Geophysical Survey Systems, the company that sent the radar, about the difficulties search crews are experiencing at the crash site.

The formerly-mismanaged Chicago Housing Authority has been run by HUD --- the Federal Department of Housing and Urban Development --- for almost a year now. NPR's Edward Lifson reports that HUD is taking a long-term approach to revamping the city's public housing.

NPR's Jim Zarroli reports on plans by CompuServe Inc., the second largest on-line service, to join the wave of private on-line service providers that are exchanging their private, proprietary software for the open language of the World Wide Web. The move leaves the nation's number-one access provider, America Online, as the sole remaining service to require subscribers to use special software and access points to reach the Internet.

among those raising money for this year's election campaigns. Fund-raisers are collecting record amounts for Congressional candidates.

Commentator Marion Winik wonders if her drinking is getting out of hand. The tell tale signs: reading about her alcohol related adventures in a local sports column, and finding solace in a book about alcoholic writers. However, she is comforted by the fact that she is the picture of sobriety compared to her idol, Dorothy Parker.

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President Clinton's spokesman said today the president would sign a bill that discourages same-sex marriages. The legislation would give each state the right to NOT recognize same-sex marriages performed in another state. Gay and lesbian advocates say that would deprive them of their rights as American citizens. NPR's Chitra Ragavan looks at the status of the pending bill.

that has changed the way scientists study the sun. A spacecraft called SOHO was launched last December. In its orbit around the sun... instead of the Earth... SOHO is providing accurate and startling new data.

NPR'S Brooke Gladstone reports on an Austin Texas television station's effort to reduce the violence in its local newscasts. News executives at K-VUE have adopted experimental guidelines for determining whether certain violent pictures or stories should even air. Its local competitors accuse K-VUE of arrogantly filtering the news. Yet the station's newscasts are number one in its market.

Commentator Mickey Edwards says politicians in Washington will do anything for a vote. And both Democrats and Republicans in Washington are guilty of it. Republicans used to say no way to healthcare and minimum wage, now with the November elections in mind, they seem to have changed their minds. The White House is just as guilty of these campaign politics.

Jennifer Griffin reports that funeral services were held today for people who died when Israel bombed a refugee camp in southern Lebanon last week. The deaths helped spur the United States to seek a ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah guerillas.