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NPR's Richard Harris reports that scientists are looking into an ancient mystery...trying to determine what caused 80 percent of all plant and animal life on earth to vanish in an episode that pre-dated the dinosaurs.

WE HEAR THE VOICES OF WOMEN WHO REMEMBER VOTING IN 1920, ON THE 75TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE DAY THE 19TH AMENDMENT WAS RATIFIED.

A recent United Nations report on the world wide status of women ranks Sweden number one in terms of women's equality. Last year the Swedish Prime Minister decided that half of Sweden's parliament and half of Sweden's cabinet should be female and so many men were forced to resign. Daniel talks to the deputy Prime Minister of Sweden Mona Sahlin who is also the minister of equality affairs.

Daniel speaks with NPR's Andy Bowers in Zagreb, Croatia about the latest developments in Bosnia. Bosnian Serbs are alleging that a number of civilians died when UN artillery fire hit a hospital near Sarajevo. Meanwhile, NATO airstrikes against Serb positions continued.

NPR Senior News Analyst Daniel Schorr looks at a few recent incidents nvolving the question of intellectual property rights in journalism.

SCOTT SIMON TALKS WITH SINGER FONTELLA BASS ABOUT HER NEW CD "NO WAYS TIRED" ON NONESUCH RECORDS (9-79357-2), HER FIRST RELEASE IN DECADES, AND ABOUT HER CAREER SINCE HER 1965 HIT "RESCUE ME."

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Senegalese musician Vieux Diop spent his childhood listening to all kinds of music, but his favorite was American blues. Now, Diop lives in New York and travels to schools teaching kids about traditional African music. He joins us in our studios to play one of his instruments.

President Clinton spoke in Honolulu Hawaii today to comemorate the signing of the Japanese surrender 50 years ago which Second World War. We'll hear an excerpt from the President's speech.

WEEKEND EDITION'S WASHINGTON CORRESPONDENT DANIEL SCHORR SPEAKS WITH NORMAN ORNSTEIN, RESIDENT SCHOLAR AT THE AMERICAN ENTERPRISE INSTITUTE, AND THOMAS MANN, SENIOR FELLOW AT THE BROOKINGS INSTITUTION, ABOUT THE MEDICARE AND WELFARE BILLS, BOTH OF WHICH WERE DEBATED IN CONGRESS THIS WEEK.