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A memorial service was held today at the Washington National Cathedral in honor of Admiral Jeremy "Mike" Boorda. Admiral Boorda committed suicide last Thursday. President and Mrs. Clinton attended the service along with Boorda's family, members of Congress and Boorda's military colleagues. We'll hear an excerpt of President Clinton's remarks.

The Hardanger (HAR dan gher ) fiddle is a Norweigan fiddle, and unlike the regular violin, has additional strings that vibrate. It is this sympathetic vibration that gives the instrument its full and rich sound. Tonight Robert talks with Loretta Kelley, an American hardanger fiddle player about her teacher Knut Buen (kah NUTE BOO in). The Norweigan fiddler has a new cd out and Linda talks about Knut and his style of playing.(8:00) THE CD IS CALLED AS QUICK AS FIRE BY KNUT BUEN ON HENRY STREET RECORDS 800-443-4727 On the internet: http://harp.rounder.com:70/0h/rounder/catalog/bylabel/hstr/0002/0002.html FUNDER 0:29 CUTAWAY 0:59 =========================SECOND HOUR======================= BILLBOARD :59 NEWS 2:59 NEWS 1:59 THEME MUSIC 0:29 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 2A 9. WH INTERVENTION - President Clinton is using his executive powers to help boost beef prices and ease the rise of gas prices. NPR's Mara Liasson reports on the President's decision to stabilize beef prices by buying more beef and opening conservation acreage for grazing. This decision comes in the wake of his announcement yesterday to sell oil reserves to increase market supplies.. this to combat price hikes in gasoline.

KENNEDY - Presidential politics have stalled legislation aimed at guaranteeing that workers can keep their health coverage when they lose or leave jobs. The fight is over a controversial provision that would allow workers to create medical savings accounts instead of insurance. NPR's Elizabeth Arnold reports.

Noah talks with David Moore of the Gallup Poll, about a new poll called the Referendum Poll -- a look at what America thinks, six months before the presidential election.

A new report by the General Accounting Office says that there could be as many as a quarter of a million attempts by computer hackers to access the Defense Department's computer system every year, and more than half of them are successful. NPR's Phillip Davis reports.

at the NAACP's annual convention in Charlotte, North Carolina yesterday. Many delegates expressed disappointment that Republican candidate Bob Dole declined an invitation to speak.

NPR'S Julie McCarthy reports that the danger of a new conflict looms between the US and Japan over the trade in semi-conductors. The current agreement expires at the end of this month and the countries have been unable to agree on whether to renew it.

Renee Montagne explores how the country's affluent, mostly white, communities are responding to the increase in violent crime...

Commentator David Crystal says we are obsessed with naming the world around us...and the names we choose reflect something about us.

Fighting crime and guns has become a top priority for both President Bill Clinton and Republican presidential candidate Bob Dole. This past week, both men were out on the campaign trail pushing their solutions to the problem. While some people may say the candidates are just giving lip service to the issue, Commentator Mickey Edwards applauds both men for addressing this important issue.

A court translator reads from the international arrest warrants issued today by the U.N. War Crimes Tribunal for Radovan Karadzic (RAH-doh-vahn KARE-uh-jitch) and General Ratko Mladic (RAHT-koh MLAH-ditch).

Alex Chadwick discusses the saftey of Americans abroad against cts of terrorism with Vincent Cannistraro, former chief of counter-terrorism perations at the CIA. Defense Secretary William Perry testified this past week n Capitol hill about security at a Saudi Arabian airbase where a truck bomb illed 19 American servicemen last month.