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Commentator John Rosenthal recalls going to a lot of weddings in the 60's-- thats when he first got started as a photographer and always offered to take the pictures for free-- He notes the strange reasons people decided to hook up in those days and how fleeting some of the marriages were.

who helped devise Bob Dole's economic proposal. Taylor defends the premise that Dole can implement a fifteen percent income tax cut, a fifty percent reduction in the capital gains tax rate, and a 500 dollar per-child tax credit, all that while still balancing the budget in six years.

NPR's Kathy Lohr reports that at a news conference today, Richard Jewell and his attorneys blasted the federal government and the news media. Jewell was the FBI's chief suspect in the Olympic park bombing investigation. On Saturday he received a letter from the government saying he was no longer a target of the investigation.

Commentator Jim Wallis says during election season, the poor do not exist---they don't have political clout or power---even though how we treat the poor is really the best test of how we define ourselves as a community. Wallis says both candidates ignore the poor and therefore ignore the growing economic divide between rich and poor in this nation...a divide that can only lead to other great societal ills.

The public university system in Minnesota is trying to change the tenure system. Martin Kaste [KAH-stee] of Minnesota Public Radio reports that some professors are trying to unionize to fight the changes, but others fear a union could bring as many restrictions as the proposed tenure changes.

about President Clinton's proposals for targeted cuts and credits as they are with Bob Dole's tax-cutting proposals.

The FBI announced today that it has arrested a civilian Navy intelligence analyst for allegedly giving classified information to South Korea. Robert Kim, a U.S. citizen who was born in South Korea, worked for the Office of Naval Intelligence. He is accused of gathering top-secret documents through his computer this year and passing them to an attache with the South Korean Embassy in Washington. NPR's Martha Raddatz reports.

New York City was in a state of euphoria today as the city honored their championship-winning Yankees. Millions of people turned out for the parade in Manhattan. NPR's Melissa Block reports.

Commentator Marion Winik details her experience preparing for and appearing on "The Oprah Winfrey Show". She was hoping Oprah would rave about her memoir, clutch it to her chest, and make it a best seller. Instead, the experience sort of fell flat...except for the great blouse she bought herself for the event.

It's been a bad year in California's wine country - bad weather has plagued grape growers, causing a small harvest. Prices for quality grapes are way up. Vintners are now importing medium-quality wine from South America and France to make up the difference. Ancel Martinez reports.