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AIRING SOME OF OUR FAVORITE SEGMENTS FROM YEARS PAST ON THE OCCASION OF OUR TENTH ANNIVERSARY. TODAY, WE PLAY A PIECE FROM 1986, A CONVERSATION WITH A CRACK COCAINE ADDICT NICKNAMED "HAWK." ALL THE PIECES WE AIR ARE SUGGESTIONS FROM LISTENERS.

Daniel talks with NPR's Pentagon Correspondent Martha Raddatz and Richard Haas, chief Middle East advisor to the White House under former President Bush about the shooting death today of Israeli Prime Minister Rabin. A right-wing group called "IN" has claimed responsibility for the shooting.

Barbara Plett reports from Cairo on reaction from the Arab ommunity on Rabin's death.

Essayist Tim Brookes comments on his obsession with the reading nd collecting of books.

WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF INTERPRETER VAL CHLEBOWSKI (shleh-BOV-skee), SCOTT SIMON SPEAKS WITH FORMER POLISH PRIME MINISTER AND UNITED NATIONS HUMAN RIGHTS INVESTIGATOR FOR BOSNIA, TADEUSZ MAZOWIECKI ABOUT THIS WEEK'S NATO BOMBING CAMPAIGN AGAINST SERB MILITARY POSITIONS. MR. MAZAWIECKI RESIGNED HIS POST IN JULY TO PROTEST THE SERBS' CAPTURE OF THE MUSLIM ENCLAVE OF SREBRENICA, STATING THE U.N.'S FAILURE TO PROTECT ITS OWN DESIGNATED 'SAFE AREAS' MADE IT IMPOSSIBLE FOR HIM TO "CONTINUE TO PARTICIPATE IN THE PRETENSE OF THE PROTECTION OF HUMAN RIGHTS."

MATT JACKSON OF MEMBER STATION WUFT IN GAINSVILLE, FLORIDA, REPORTS ON A RIVER BAPTISM HE RECENTLY ATTENDED IN THE SUWANEE (SWAN-ee) RIVER.

Organizers of an international womens forum near Beijing today called an emergency meeting with Chinese officials. They demanded that Chinese security forces stop harassing delegates and preventing free access to forum sites. Organizers say if offiicals don't ease up on security by noon tomorrow the forum could be ended early. NPR's Mary Kay Magstead reports from the conference.

WEEKEND EDITION SATURDAY CELEBRATES 10 YEARS ON THE AIR.

SCOTT SIMON TRAVELS TO CENTRAL ALABAMA TO VISIT THREE ARTISTS. CHARLIE LUCAS, MOSE TOLLIVER, AND HIS DAUGHTER ANNIE TOLLIVER ARE CONSIDERED TO BE OUTSIDER OR VISIONARY ARTISTS. VISIONARY ARTISTS FOLLOW THEIR OWN STYLE...A STYLE THAT IS QUICKLY GAINING RECOGNITION IN THE ESTABLISHED ART WORLD.

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