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NPR's Mandalit Del Barco talks with a few of the stimated 46-hundred young women under the age of 27 attending the on-governmental Organizations Forum (NGO Forum) in Huairou (why-ROW), China. hese women bring a wide range of concerns to the conference - high rates of HIV nfections, sexual harrassment, unwanted pregnancies, prostitution - and they re helping to draft recommendations to pass on to the United Nations' Women's onference which starts tomorrow.

Host Liane Hansen speaks with NPR White House correspondent ara Liasson about the escalating tensions between President Clinton and ongressional Republicans. The arguments come in anticipation of a possible hutdown of the federal government at midnight tomorrow.

We hear letters and comments from our listeners in response to ast week's panel discussion on racial tensions in America.

WEEKEND EDITION'S DANIEL SCHORR EXAMINED WHAT THE FUTURE MIGHT HOLD AFTER THE ASSASSINATION OF ISRAELI PRIME MINISTER YITZHAK RABIN WITH WILLIAM QUANDT...AN ADVISER ON MIDDLE EASTERN AFFAIRS TO THE CARTER ADMINISTRATION WHO IS NOW PROFESSOR OF INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA...AND WITH SAMUEL LEWIS, U.S. AMBASSADOR TO ISRAEL DURING THE 1978 CAMP DAVID PEACE TALKS, AND NOW A COUNSELOR AT THE WASHINGTON INSTITUTE FOR NEAR EAST POLICY.

WE WILL AIR AN EXCERPTED VERSION OF A SPEECH THE LATE ISRAELI PRIME MINISTER ITZHAK RABIN MADE SEVERAL MONTHS AFTER HE SHOOK THE HAND OF PLO LEADER YASSER ARAFAT ON THE GROUNDS OF THE WHITE HOUSE.

The BBC's Janet Anderson reports from Lagos on the execution by the igerian military government of 9 prominent human rights activists, and the uspension of Nigeria from the British Commonwealth of Nations.

NPR'S TREVOR ROWE REPORTS ON A NEW REPORT JUST GIVEN TO THE UNITED NATIONS THAT SAYS CROATS ARE STILL SYSTEMATICALLY BURNING SERB HOMES INSIDE CROATIA, FORCING OUT SERB FAMILIES AND EVEN KILLING SERBS.

The economy is booming in Thailand, but not all the ountry's workers are reaping the financial rewards. Reese Erlich reports on the urrent state of Thailand's largely undocumented work-force. Many of these orkers produce goods that are sold for high prices to American companies, ncluding athletic shoes made by Reebok and Addidas.

SIMON/LETTERS: SCOTT SIMON READS SOME LETTERS FROM OUR LISTENERS.

SCOTT SIMON AND DANIEL SCHORR, WEEKEND EDITION'S SENIOR NEWS ANALYST, TALK ABOUT THE TOP NEWS STORIES OF THE WEEK.