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Noah talks to Fred Davis, a computer consultant and author of "Windows '95 Bible." Davis is at the Internet World conference in San Jose, California. He says that the big new technologies at the convention talk... they allow voice conversations, like phone conversations, over the Internet. The URL for the convention is HTTP://www.iworld.com/

NPR's Sunni Khalid reports from a UN-controlled refugee camp in Tyre, Lebanon. Whatever may be happening on diplomatic circles, refugees on the ground see no end to the disruption of their lives.

Robert talks with Brian Hanrahan of the BBC about Secretary of State Warren Christopher's trip to Syria. Christopher met with Syrian President Hafez Assad in Damascus to discuss the possibility of securing a ceasefire in Lebanon. President Clinton sent Christopher on a diplomatic shuttle to the Middle East after Israeli shelling killed more than 100 Lebanese civilians last Thursday.

week and law enforcement, anti-drug and education groups are mounting a campaign to protest an amendment that would let states deny public education to the children of illegal immigrants.

NPR's Claudio Sanchez reports that while many politicians and educators are busily trying to get American schools to work harder at producing students who can compete in the international marketplace, some parents are concerned that their kids are working too hard. They fear the pressure to complete large homework assignments and to get ahead in school is destroying their children's love for learning, and is turning childhood into an ordeal.

NPR's Julie McCarthy reports on the dispute over US troops in Okinawa. On the eve of President Clinton's trip to Asia next week, the two governments have agreed to change the base agreement, which is at the heart of the US-Japan security alliance.

Kathy Lohr [lore] reports on two militia members arrested yesterday in Georgia for conspiracy to possess unregistered explosives. Although initial reports that they intended to target Olympic venues in Atlanta appear to be incorrect, Georgians are nervous about security at the upcoming games.

NPR's Tom Gjelten reports that America's role in bringing about a ceasefire in Lebanon teaches us that multilateral diplomacy is on the wane, and big stick diplomacy is in. It is the world's superpower, the U.S., Gjelten says, that other nations turn to when they want diplomatic assistance.

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N-P-R's Jon Greenberg reports from Washington on President linton's latest attempt to appeal to voters by updating a familiar campaign heme: the economy.