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A sound montage of a few prominent voices in this past week's ews, including one of the victims from the Long Island Railroad shooting and udge Donald Belfi; Marcia Clark and "Kato" Kaelin from the O.J. Simpson trial; residential hopefuls Republican California Governor Pete Wilson and Republican at Buchannan; and Congressman Sam Gibbons (D-FL) during the welfare reform ebate on the House Floor.

IN AN EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH HILLARY RODHAM CLINTON, SHE DISCUSSES HER NEW BOOK ABOUT CHILDREN AND AMERICA'S OBLIGATIONS TO ITS YOUNG, AS WELL AS THE VARIOUS CONTROVERSIES INVOLVING WHITEWATER, THE MADISON SAVINGS AND LOAN, AND THE WHITE HOUSE TRAVEL OFFICE THAT HAVE SWIRLED AROUND HER. 14:15. "It Takes a Village," by Hillary Rodham Clinton, Simon & Shuster

President Clinton has nominated Federal Reserve board chairman Alan Greenspan to a third four-year term at the nation's central bank. In addition, the president moved to fill two open slots at the Fed, nominating his budget director, Alice Rivlin, and St. Louis economist Laurence Meyer for vacant seats on the board. The renomination of Greenspan was expected and it has the support of the financial markets. NPR's White House correspondent Mara Liasson reports.

Republicans and the Clinton administration resumed skirmishing over the budget today. The temporary legislation that allows the federal government to operate is set to expire next week, raising the spectre of a third partial government shutdown. While the House and Senate took action today, NPR's Chitra Ragavan reports President Clinton says he'll veto the proposed new spending measures as they're currently written.

and the Republican Congressional leadership including Republican presidential frontrunner, Bob Dole. The President called for the meeting at the White House to seek common ground on the balanced budget, health insurance, welfare reform, and anti-terrorism legislation.

In the wake of the suicide bombings in Israel, the House is once again taking up a controversial anti-crime bill. The bill would give federal law enforcement officials new rights in their investigations of terrorist crimes. But NPR's Peter Kenyon reports that opponents from across the political spectrum say these measures would infringe on privacy rights and would inevitably lead to the conviction and imprisonment of innocent people.

on the $35 million campaign the AFL-CIO is planning this year to defeat 75 House members -- almost all of whom are Republicans. Labor hopes to reassert itself as the important voting block it once was. But many union members voted Republican in the last election and getting them to follow the union leadership's guidance on election day is a formidable task.

that it may not be completely certified as fully cooperating with the U.S. in the war on drugs. Each year, by law, the White House must present to Congress a report on how well, or how poorly, several nations are doing in the fight against the production and trafficking of narcotics.

Linda talks to Nadine Selden of the International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies from her office in Istanbul. Selden says relief efforts are still underway for people effected by the earthquake in Turkey six weeks ago. The most recent aftershock was this morning. Selden says that ten-thousand winterized tents are being prepared for people who have no permanent housing.

Commentator Kevin Phillips talks about the similarities he finds between Republican Presidential nominee George W. Bush and President Bill Clinton. Phillips says it's ironic that Candidate Bush is trying to tie his opponent Al Gore, as closely to the President as possible, when it's actually Bush who seems to have more in common with the current occupant of the White House.