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Mandalit Del Barco profiles the Church of the Most Holy edeemer in Las Vegas, which was built three years ago to cater to the tourists, amblers and others who visit the casinos.

NPR's Nina Totenberg reports on independent counsel Kenneth Starr, who is investigating the Whitewater affair. The Republican Starr has been controversial from the time of his appointment, when there were charges that he had been chosen for political reasons. Now Starr is under attack from Democrats because he has continued to represent private clients, including a tobacco company in a huge class action suit.

A pipe bomb exploded in the doorway of City Hall in Spokane at about 3:00 a.m. this morning. There were no injuries, nor has anyone claimed responsibility. The bomb reportedly contained nails, and sent debris into a nearby courtyard. As Lakshmi Singh of member station KBPX reports, it's the third bomb in Spokane in as many months.

Scott speaks with filmmaker Joshua Seftel about his documentary "Taking On the Kennedys." It appears on the public television series "P.O.V" next week, and it tells the story of Kevin Vigilante's 1994 Congressional campaign against Patrick Kennedy in Rhode Island.

- NPR's Laura Ziegler reports that in Bob Dole's Kansas, moderates and religious conservatives are fighting for control of the state Republican Party.

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President Clinton has ordered the sale of U.S. oil reserves, and Republicans in Congress are calling for a repeal of the 1993 gasoline tax. The increase has hit California the hardest... where oil companies must sell more expensive, cleaner-burning fuel to help keep down the state's high rates of air pollution... a gallon of gas in California is selling for as much as a dollar-and-73-cents.

A sound montage of a few prominent voices in this past eek's news, including Sandy Woods, jury forewoman in the Whitewater trial, Sen. lphonse D'Amato (R-NY), President Bill Clinton, Sgt. Felix Jimenez hee-MUH-nez) of Metro-Dade police, Secretary of State Warren Christopher and endy Guey, (gway) 1996 Spelling Bee champion.

Compensation expert GRAEF ("GRAFE") CRYSTAL. He used to design compensation packages for CEOs. But he's since become critical of the widening gap between what top executives make and what workers do. He recently conducted a preliminary survey of executive compensation in the nation's largest corporations. The survey found that the pay of chief executives has been rising, while that of workers has stagnated.

Susan talks with NPR's Linda Gradstein from Jerusalem about this week's election in Israel. Benjamin Netanyahu was elected prime minister by a narrow margin, defeating the incumbent Shimon Peres.

NPR's Cheryl Corley reports from Chicago on an exhibit of old Dick and Jane books. Dick, Jane, their loyal dog Spot, and other characters were the backbone of reading primers widely used in American schools through the sixties.

NPR's John Nielsen reports on a Republican convention being held in Washington, D.C. this weekend. A large number of Republican State Chairmen and party advisors are meeting with national leaders to organize attacks on President Clinton and other Democrats before the Republican convention in San Diego.