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and how a smaller Republican majority in the House might affect the legislative process. House Speaker Newt Gingrich may have to be more accommodating toward moderates in his own party and toward conservative Democrats.

NPR's Tom Gjelten reports on the latest international efforts to organize an emergency relief operation for one million Rwandan refugees stranded by the fighting in eastern Zaire. The Clinton administration is studying a French proposal for a multinational force that would protect the refugees and help them return safely to Rwanda. But there are many obstacles to overcome, not the least of which is the Hutu refugees' fear of returning to Tutsi-controlled Rwanda.

Robert reads from the 1975 book "The Seven Sisters," which discusses an even larger scandal involving Texaco: the oil giant's deal to provide oil to Nazi Germany, before the U.S. entered the war against Hitler.

NPR's Mary Kay Magistad reports that today, China celebrated the 92th birthday of Deng Xiaoping. China's former leader is in frail health and though he remains a revered figure in Chinese history, many believe his role as the political center of China has passed to a new group of leaders, with a new vision for their country.

, who is making his first major international trip to meet with NATO ministers in Brussels.

in Goma and a Zairean Tutsi rebel about how the recent Hutu-Tutsi conflict has affected them.

In Detroit this morning the United Auto Workers Union was expected to announce its strike target for the 1996 auto talks. The U-A-W is in the midst of negotiations for new three-year contracts at General Motors, Ford and Chrysler. Traditionally, the union chooses one company as the target of the talks. NPR's Don Gonyea reports that the union surprised observers by not identifying its target company yet.

Robert talks with Peter Bernstein about his book, Against the Gods: The Remarkable Story of Risk. Bernstein's book looks at the role of risk in society and the history of evolving views of risk. Bernstein says in life, risk is a given and he's interested in how people calculate risk in decision making.

A sound installation by Polish-born artist Miroslaw Rogala in Chicago's Washington Square Park that takes viewers/participants back to the days when the park was called Bughouse Square...for the constant cacophony from soapbox preachers and politicians. The installation is interactive...visitors trigger light sensors that, in turn, trigger different speeches from different eras, and the mix of chatter depends on how the visitor moves through the installation. It's all about the importance of free speech. Rick Karr reports from Chicago.

Linda visited the California delegation this morning to talk with some of the delegates about immigration issues and affirmative action. California Governor Pete Wilson signed an executive order yesterday directing all state agencies and state supported colleges to halt benefits to illegal immigrants. These delegates said they dislike illegal border crossing, but those who are already in this country and in need must have services provided to them, especially children. They say the Republicans are playing on people's fears with 30-second sound bytes. Many of these delegates are minority members, and say that affirmative action is a opportunity, not a quota system -- it's an open door to allow people to prove themselves.

Commentator Lawrence Kushner tells the story of how an occasional business connection turned into a relationship involving spiritual guidance.

The federal government's budget deficit was a big campaign issue four years ago, but this time around it seems to have faded, partly because both parties have taken balanced budget pledges, but also because the deficit is much smaller now. NPR's John Ydstie reports that budget experts say the deficit may be down, but it's not out.

The FBI has arrested several members of a West Virginia militia group who federal officials accuse of planning to blow up the FBI fingerprint records facility outside Clarksburg, West Virginia. The facility houses the FBI's collection of fingerprints and other identification resources, which help state and local police identify crime suspects. NPR's Chitra Ragavan has a report on today's arrests.

Comedian Will Durst sees the futility of getting real news out of a convention, but he loves the scene surrounding the whole event anyway.

After enduring a series of fiery campaign ads run by Steve Forbes and Bob Dole in last winter's primary, voters in Iowa have asked for a cleaner campaign this fall. Bill Menner from member station KUNI in Cedar Falls, Iowa reports that candidates---so far---are responding to the electorate and have produced ads based on issues, not on personal attacks.

NPR's Joanne Silberner reports on new data that supports a controversial theory that women who have elective abortions are at increased risk for getting breast cancer.

Monday's benediction at the Democratic National Convention was delivered by the Rev. Dr. Vashti [VAH-shtee] McKenzie, pastor of the Paine Memorial African Methodist Episcopal Church, in Baltimore, Maryland.

Reviewer Alan Cheuse discusses a new book by first-time author Marly Swick, which focuses on the changes that occur within a midwestern family, touched off by the assassination of John Kennedy in 1963.

NPR'S Kathy Lohr revisits the unsolved case of the Olympic Park bombing. Richard Jewell is pushing for federal officials to acknowledge they have ruled him out as a suspect; meanwhile, the Justice Department is searching for the source who leaked Jewell's name to the news media.

Last night at the Democratic Convention, the Broadway cast of "Rent" performed the song "Seasons of Love." We'll hear some of that performance.

It's been only five days since the elections that returned President Clinton and the Republican-led Congress to power, but already the first signs of tension are beginning to emerge. NPR's John Nielsen reports on the President and Congress' conflicting agendas for the years ahead.

Last night the week-long Canadian Auto Workers strike against General Motors spread to every G-M plant in Canada. N-P-R's Don Gonyea reports that because the world's largest automaker stockpiled parts normally produced in the Canadian factories, analysts expect that US assembly plants won't be seriously affected until next week at the earliest.

with Hillary Clinton and Jesse Jackson tugging at the delegates' heart strings.

-Danny talks to Neil Silberman, author of "Between Past and Presest," about the politics of archaeology. Silberman says the recent clashes in Jerusalem over a deicison to open a tunnel alongside the biblical Temple Mount are only the latert manifestation of the use of archeology as a weapon in the war for national identity and sovereignty He provides similar examples from Greece, Bosnia and. . . lower Manhatrtan.

where he championed the causes of local Democratic candidates.