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As a public service, NPR has agreed to participate in a program which provides both the Clinton and Dole campaigns with free airtime for unedited campaign statements. Tonight's statement comes from the Democratic candidate, President Bill Clinton.

A fellow Republican Congressman from Georgia said today that House Speaker Newt Gingrich gave "an erroneous statement" to the House Ethics Committee. Representative John Linder blamed Gingrich's then-attorney, Jan Baran, for the errors. Baran announced yesterday that he had dropped Gingrich as a client. The Ethics Committee is investigating allegations that Gingrich violated tax laws in regard to a college course he taught, as well as whether he misled investigators. NPR's Peter Overby reports.

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about the financial troubles facing Marvel Comics. The company declared bankruptcy last year...now, two billionaires are fighting for control of Marvel's popular characters, like Spider-man and the Incredible Hulk. Fans have been hurt by broken promises and a drop in quality, but stockholders in the publisher stand to lose even more.

NPR's John McChesney reports that computer-maker Apple is expected to announce a restructuring that will involve selling off parts of the company and substantial layoffs. A decision could come later today or tomorrow.

for state and federal help to aid local police, who are seemingly powerless to stop nearly 20 killings in the past two weeks.

on states to suspend executions, `unless and until greater fairness and due process prevail,' in cases involving capital offenses. The ABA's House of Delegates issued the call yesterday at the ABA's national convention in San Antonio.

The President is expected to call for the extension of Medicaid benefits to include uninsured children in his State of the Union address.

NPR's John Burnett reports on how the Christmas season looks to some who don't recognize its religious significance. Some Christians, such as Mennonites and Jehovah's Witnesses, do not celebrate it as the Nativity. For some non-Christians, December 25th is just another day of the week, but others like to follow the secular traditions of the holiday, such as gift-giving.

NPR's Ted Clark reports that the stated US policy of making no concessions to hostage takers has evolved over thirty years of varying experiences under varying administrations with varying results. Despite the policy, the US is prepared to make concessions to hostage-takers when it believes they can help defuse the situation.

18-year old Brina Goldfarb recorded her first semester at Brown University for All Things Considered's "Teen Diary" series -- the ingredients include roommate problems, thoughts on making friends, and a gorgeous 'Introduction To Political Thought' professor.

Robert talks with Jon Miller in Lima, Peru, about the latest developments in the hostage situation at the residence of the Japanese ambassador. Negotiations are underway with leftist rebels who are holding as many as 490 captives, including senior Peruvian officials and numerous foreign diplomats. The guerrillas are demanding the release of imprisoned comrades, a ransom, and safe passage to Peru's jungles.

of Carl Sagan. He spoke with NPR's Ira Flatow earlier this year.

NPR's Elaine Korry reports that the Oakland, California school district has declared "Ebonics" or black English to be a second language as a way of addressing the low performance of some black students. The school district says the move is intended to help black students the same way that English as a second language programs help new immigrants. But opponents of the idea say calling black English a distinct language simply validates bad grammar and won't help black students succeed.

NPR's Andy Bowers reports from Moscow on fears that old Soviet habits are creeping back into Russia. Human Rights groups cite as example the case of Alexander Nikitin (neh-KEE-tuhn). Nikitin wrote a report on nuclear waste contamination by the Russian Navy. He was arrested and charged with espionage and high treason.

and tobacco use is on the rise among eighth and tenth-graders.

NPR's Barbara Mantel has the first in a series of reports on student teacher Lea Ricci (LEE-uh RICH-ee), a student teacher at Fordham College who begins her first week of student teaching at Emerson High School in Yonkers, New York. Ricci will be paired with an experienced teacher at Emerson, and she says she's looking forward to learning from a teacher who's already worked with kids. But she's also hoping to try out some of her ideas about getting the kids involved in exciting, hands-on teaching methods, and wonders whether the reality of the classroom will accommodate her ideas about teaching.

NPR's Brooke Gladstone reports on the long-awaited television rating system, which was unveiled today. A TV industry group chose an age-based plan that child advocates say doesn't give parents enough specific information about a program's sexual or violent content. The proposed six-tiered system is designed to work with the so-called "V-chip" to allow parents to block unwanted shows. The ratings plan is subject to approval by the Federal Communications Commission. President Clinton thanked the industry group that came up with the voluntary plan and said it will be up to parents and child advocates to use, evaluate and comment on the system's effectiveness, once it's implemented.

or the V-chip due to be put into all new televisions.

about the unexplained events nearly four years ago in the Australian outback. Was the huge explosion, felt hundreds of miles away, a small earthquake, a meteorite crashing or worst of all, a nuclear blast?

to defend him against allegations that his past fundraising activities broke House ethics rules. Speaker Gingrich is replacing Jan Baran, Washington's leading attorney on campaign finance law, with J. Randolph Evans of Atlanta, a nationally known specialist on legal malpractice.

A massive irrigation and hydropower project in Turkey is alarming Syria and Iraq. They fear that around half their current supply of fresh water could be cut off by their neighbor. NPR's Sylvia Poggioli reports from Turkey that its plan to build 22 dams has the region realizing that water is as strategic a resource as oil has been to the area's politics and economies.

and their possible effect on election results. Again this year, there is widespread concern in western states that voters will refrain from voting in local, state, and Congressional elections, once television networks project the winner of the Presidential election, based on exit polling.

Julian Crandall Hollick reports on the Shidhis, Pakistanis whose skin color and features are distinctly East African. Many are descended from slaves that were brought across the Arabian Sea to Pakistan. They say they are discriminated against because of their color; they say they are treated as second-class citizens in Pakistan. And many, still, are essentially slaves, sold as parts of dowries from family to family.

Commentator Stuart Cheifet explains that an "avatar" is the incarnation or embodiment of a spirit or concept. Now in cyberspace, you can create a "virtual you" — a graphic image representing who you are. These avatars can wander through a 3D cyber environment, meeting other avatars along the way.