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the U.S. owes the United Nations in back dues and how that is affecting both the U.N.'s ability to carry out its obligations and the U.S. position in the U.N. President Clinton requested the money in his new budget, but Congress is unlikely to approve it, until the U.N. promises to make reforms.

Robert talks to Roger Wilkins, a history professor at George Mason University, about the two trials of OJ Simpson. Wilkins says that Blacks and whites view the trials very differently.

under the austere Islamic rule of the Taliban . There's no music, no soccer, no chess, no women to talk to. But there is no crime either and, among the thugs, there is still poetry.

President Clinton outlines his proposal for a tuition tax credit for middle class parents with children in college.

if the government were to change the way it calculates inflation, as recommended by a Congressional commission. To protect taxpayers from inflation, the tax code is pegged to the Consumer Price Index. Reducing the CPI by one-point-one percent a year, as the commission recommends, would effectively raise most people's taxes.

NPR's Edward Lifson reports from Germany on a ground-breaking ceremony that brings a little closer the government move from Bonn to Berlin. Despite opposition, the German government is plowing ahead. It has persuaded some ministries to move into existing buildings, but is also proceeding with new construction. Today, Chancellor Kohl broke ground for a new chancellory building. The target date for the government move is the end of 1999.

NPR'S Kathleen Schalch reports that Washington D.C. has played host this week to a gathering of micro-lending organizations from around the world. Lending very small amounts of money directly to the poor has shown great success in the developing world...and conference organizers want to dramatically increase the number of people such programs reach.

finally backed down in the face of ten weeks of opposition protests against his decision to annul election results.

directed at the Army's highest ranking enlisted man, Sergeant Major of the Army Gene McKinney. Sergeant Major Brenda er, who was McKinney's subordinate at the time, accuses him of repeatedly making improper sexual advances. Hoster says she retired from the Army after her superiors refused to take disciplinary action against McKinney.

NPR's Tom Gjelten reports from Buenos Aires that though its Jewish community is one of the largest outside of Israel, it continues to live in fear of anti-Semitism. Twice in the past five years, Jewish institutions have been the targets of bloody attacks and none of these crimes has ever been solved. Argentina's Jews maintain that the local police fail to protect their community.

They were designed to let drivers avoid accidents...but a new study shows that fatality rates are actually higher for autos equipped with anti-lock brakes. For instance, the study, conducted by a insurance industry group, found that passengers were more likely to die in single-car crashes in cars with anti-lock brakes. As NPR's Don Gonyea reports, the experts say they're not yet sure what accounts for the loss in safety benefits.

While many efforts to use the Internet for commerce have proved disappointing, there are a few web-based businesses that appear to have the right formula. One such company is Tunes.com...the company runs a web site that allows you to listen to a little bit of every track from a cd. Tunes.com already has more than 200,000 music tracks available. NPR's John McChesney reports on how the company has managed to combine novelty and profitability.