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Music critic Charles de Ledesma reviews a new three CD set called "Outernational Metldown." Since the policy of aaprtheid ended in South Africa, the indigenous music of the townships and squatter camps has become less ghettoized, and now is being heard by a more internationasl audience. A team of musicians from London went to the new South Africa and teamed up with many local musicians famous only in their native lands. They recorded a series of sessions, now featured on these three CDs, just now released in the United States. STATIONS NOTE: "Outernational Meltdown" is produced by B&W Music; for information, call Scott Taves at 312-880-5375.

deployment and the situation in Bosnia overall.

Daniel talks with Thomas Pickering, United States Ambassador to Russia about Boris Yeltsin, prospects for reform in Russia, and U.S. policy toward the war in Chechnya.

law that forces them to comply with several regulations from which they had been exempt until now. The Congressional Accountability Act was one of the first pieces of legislation passed by Congress in 1995.

NPR's Mary Kay Magistad reports on the ambivalent relationship between Taiwanese businessmen and China. China is the world's biggest market but also an undependable one, subject to the whims of the country's politics.

NPR'S Don Gonyea reports on the settlement today of a custody case involving a family member who, it was feared, would be allowed to commit suicide if he fell into the wrong hands. Siblings went to court in Michigan this month, to determine who would get custody of their father, Gerald Klooster, diagnosed with Ahlzheimers disease. Klooster's son says he was afraid some family members would try to assist in his father's suicide.

NPR's John Nielsen reports on the gimmicks and props used by any politicians during the campaign season.

Liane Hansen remembers where she was when she heard of he Challenger disaster, and recalls those who have given their lives for one of umankind's great adventures - the exploration of space.

is playing in this presidential election year. Many presidential candidates, including Lamar Alexander and Bob Dole, now have "home pages" on the World Wide Web. Alexander even announced his candidacy via the Internet. But while the candidates are doing their best to sell their message by way of cyberspace, some say they're merely preaching to the converted.

has brought to the White House as First Lady and the difficulty some people have had in accepting her unprecedented approach to the role.