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sweep of the western primaries and Pat Buchanan's grudging concession that the Senate majority leader will be the GOP nominee.

to pay the back dues their government owes the United Nations. The U.S. is a billion dollars in arrears.

NPR's Claudio Sanchez reports on remarks today by President Clinton at the National Education Summit, which ends today in Palisades, NY.

served in the war. And researchers say that despite sometimes painful memories, most veterans led more successful lives than those who didn't serve. And experts say it was the military experience that made the difference.

yesterday that would ban late term abortions, known as "partial birth" abortions. The 286-129 vote in favor is enough to override the veto President Clinton has promised. But the measure passed the Senate on a much closer 54-44 vote, so an override is not expected.

The Education Department and certain school districts around the country are trying to figure out next year's budget, even while this year's is up in the air. Congress and the president have only agreed on temporary budgets for the Education Department, at a cut from last year's spending. Now the department and districts that get federal aid can't make plans until Washington officials come to an agreement. NPR's Phillip Davis has the story.

A nicotine nasal spray that helps smokers quit has been approved by the Food and Drug Administration. Linda talks with ???? of the F-D-A about the approval for the sale of this new product called Nicotrol NS. Smokers will soon be able to buy the nasal spray at in pharmacies later this year. ??? explains the safety and the risks of this new product.

into Lebanon, a helicopter gunship attack today on the large Palestinian refugee camp near Sidon. Israeli pilots fired rockets into the Ein el-Hilweh camp, home to a Palestinian militia which is allied with Hezbollah, the Shiite Muslim group supported by Iran.

Sue Simpson reports from Johannesburg on the opening day of testimony before South Africa's Truth and Reconciliation Commission. The commission will hear from victims of human rights absues committed during apartheid as part of a process designed to heal the nation's wounds. The panel also has the power to grant amnesty to those who confess to their crimes. It has drawn criticism from both ends of the political spectrum. Some say the commission should not grant amnesty, others say it will ignore the crimes committed by the opponents of apartheid.