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Julia Haybell reports on an American invasion of Great Britain...an invasion of frogs that is. American Bullfrog tadpoles, which were inadvertantly transported in a shipment of aquatic plants, have escaped into the wild and have grown up into big American bullfrogs which are eating the smaller British variety.

This past week, baseball great Cal Ripken of the Baltimore rioles broke Lou Gehrig's record for most consecutive games played. Here are a ew words from some fans at Camden Yards in Baltimore about the new "Iron Man" f baseball.

Mark Roberts reports from Denver that an infestation of weeds in the Rocky Mountain west is causing farmers there lots of headaches. Weeds are a problem in many places, but there are particular species that are aggressively inhibiting crops.

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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.