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This past week, the House of Representatives passed a bill that would allow Alaska to export oil for the first time since the energy crisis of the mid-1970's. The Senate previously passed the measure, and President Clinton says he'll sign it. This all got us to thinking about how far the country has or hasn't come since the energy crisis, and Danny talks to oil expert Daniel Yergin for some answers.

NPR Senior News Analyst Daniel Schorr comments on the divergent actics employed by Deputy Attorney General Phillip Heyman and former White ouse Counsel Bernard Nussbaum in this past week's hearings on Whitewater.

A sound montage of a few prominent voices in the news this ast week, including President Clinton and U.S. envoy Robert Frasure's FRAY-zhur's) daughter at the funeral of the aforementioned State Department fficial who was killed in a road accident in Bosnia; Hillary Clinton speaking bout her trip to the women's conference in Beijing; Senator Richard Lugar R-Indiana) reacting to the First Lady's announcement; UN Ambassador Madeliene lbright on the release of human rights activist Harry Wu; Harry Wu in San racisico upon his return to the United States; and a Suffolk County firefighter n the fires that blazed through Long Island, New York this past week.

Host Liane Hansen speaks with English saxophonist John Harle bout his new CD, "Sax Drive" (Argo 443 529-2). In his new release, Harle plays odern concertos for classical saxophone by composers Stanley Myers, Richard odney Bennett, and Michael Torke.

JACKI LYDEN EWSCASTERS: BILL REDLIN & CRAIG WINDHAM

Host Jacki Lyden speaks with Reza Pahlavi (pah-lah-VEE), the on of the former Shah of Iran. Pahlavi who represents the constitutional ovement in exile, is a big supporter of an opposition conference taking place his weekend in Stuttgard, Germany. Pahlavi believes all Iranian opposition roups should be united against the current regime.

ENTERTAINMENT: SCOTT SIMON AND WEEKEND EDITION'S ENTERTAINMENT CRITIC ELVIS MITCHELL TALK ABOUT SPIKE LEE'S NEW MOVIE "CLOCKERS."

SCOTT SIMON AND DANIEL SCHORR, WEEKEND EDITION'S SENIOR NEWS ANALYST, TALK ABOUT THE TOP NEWS STORIES OF THE WEEK.

AS THE FOURTH U.N.'S WOMEN'S CONFERENCE CONCLUDED, NPR'S JULIE McCARTHY REPORTS FROM BEIJING ON WHAT WAS ACCOMPLISHED AND WHAT THE RESULTING DRAFTED DOCUMENTS MEAN.

Daniel talks to Rep. Jennifer Dunn, R-WA, and Pamela Dunn, a former welfare mother, who were partners in a program called Walk a Mile in Your Sister's Shoes, which paired lawmakers with welfare recipients. Pamela Dunn said that she expected a Republican member of Congress to be participating in the program just for appearances but found that Rep. Dunn was very gracious and even changed her position on one issue because of their conversations.