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in mutual funds. Today, she examines the complexities of assessing risk.

Robert talks with Jan Vansina, a professor emeritus at the University of Wisconsin who specializes in Central Africa, about the Hutu-Tutsi conflict in Central Africa. Vansina discusses the potential for a full-blown war in the area which includes parts of Zaire, Rwanda and Burundi.

NPR's Brian Naylor talks to Republican and Democratic consultants for an national overview of House races. In recent weeks, Republicans in a number of close races seem to have pulled ahead, and some political observers say the anti-incumbent sentiment that marked the 1992 election seems much-diminished this year.

about the ethnic and tribal conflicts that have rocked central Africa in recent years.

Commentator Malcolm MacKinnon likes walking around the house at night, with the lights of his electronic appliances all around him. He says they're a comforting reminder of living in the modern age, and guide him around the darkened rooms like small beacons.

The Justice Department announced yesterday that it would not appoint an independent counsel to investigate the fundraising activities of the Democratic National Committee. NPR's Barbara Bradley reports this decision is raising questions about the independent counsel law.

- In the Hague, the international war crimes tribunal for the former Yugoslavia has sentenced a low-ranking soldier to 10 years in jail for his role in the massacre of 1,200 people and finished the trial of another defendent. Gillian Sharpe reports the second trial is far more complex, with questions of guilt and innocence clouded by emotional testimony and circumstantial evidence.

Dan Schorr reviews the week's news.

Daniel talks with Craig and Pat Enenbach (EHN-in-bahk), founders of the Omaha (Nebraska) Handicap Parking Patrol. The Enenbach's, along with about 45 volunteers, issue citations at cars parked illegally in spots reserved for the disabled. They have been empowered to do so by the Omaha police department. Twelve groups nationwide perform a similar function.

more efficient lights and motors is becoming a big business in the corporate world. He visits a glass factory in North Carolina that's cut more than a million dollars from its annual budget...while improving productivity.