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Daniel talks with Pastor Karen Young, from the Allen Chapel AME church in Wheaton, Maryland. The church is kicking off a national program to improve the immunization rate of African American children which lags behind the national average. The program, called "First Wives" is being initiated through the wives of pastors all over the country because, they believe, it is the women who are most concerned with childcare.

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SPORTS: SCOTT SIMON AND WEEKEND EDITION'S SPORTS COMMENTATOR RON RAPOPORT TALK ABOUT THIS YEAR'S MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL PENNANT RACE, ONLY THIS YEARS' RACES ARE NOT FOR THE TOP SPOT.

Today the President and Mrs. Clinton defended the administration's decision to send the First Lady to the UN Women's conference in China. That decision, announced yesterday, came after China expelled American human rights activist Harry Wu. NPR's Jon Greenberg reports.

Host Liane Hansen discusses the issue of orrupt police officers in L.A. and Philadelphia with Mark Bowden, a reporter or the Philadelphia Inquirer, and Joe Domanick, the author of the book, Protect and To Serve: The LAPD's Century Of War In the City Of Dreams."

NPR'S ANNE GARRELS REPORTS FROM MOSCOW ON RUSSIA'S COSSACKS....THE KEEPERS OF THE FAITH.

Daniel talks with NPR's Tom Gjelten about the death of three top U.S. officials today on a muddy road near Sarajevo in Bosnia. The three men were architects of the Clinton administration's policy towards Bosnia. They died in what Clinton called a "tragic accident" when their vehicle rolled off the road.

Alice Furlaud (Fur-low) returns with the fourth edition of er post World War II postcard series, this time a look at England in 1947

NPR's Elizabeth Arnold reports from Ames, Iowa on a straw poll republicans are holding this evening in which they'll cast ballots for members of their party who want to be president. Anybody can vote if they buy a $25 ticket.

Puzzlemaster Will Shortz quizzes one of our listeners, and has a hallenge for everyone at home. 9:00 This week's on-air player lives in San Francisco, California and listens to