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NPR's Eric Weiner reports on the latest fighting in Southern Lebanon. Israelis responded to an attack by Hezbollah guerrills with a blitz in south Lebanon and struck at a Syrian army position in Beirut's southern suburbs.

In this day of international trade agreements, commentator David Crystal has noticed the globalization of prefixes and suffixes.

President Clinton names U.S. Trade Represnetative Mickey Kantor to head the Commerce Department. NPR's Mara Liasson reports.

in Monrovia, Liberia about the continued violent situation there.

NPR's Edward Lifson reports from Chicago on law enforcement efforts to crack down on the Gangster Disciples, one of the nation's most notorious street gangs.The gang now operates in thirty-five states, selling millions of dollars worth of drugs each year.The G-D's as they're called, are said by law enforcement to have more than ten thousand members. The GD's are so entrenched in their Chicago communities that they've even set up political action committees and charitable activities.But a seven year long massive federal sting produced indictments against gang members, which led the authorities to say they've left the gang in a bad situation. Local citizens arn't so sure.

Musician and composer Michael Wolff was recently rocking his crying baby to sleep when all of a sudden it dawned on him that the rhythm of the moment was the perfect basis for the making of a song.

under Bosnian Serb or Moslem-Croat control. Over the weekend she attended a rally by Moslem-Croats, protesting the resettlement of Brchko by Bosnian Serbs.

LEBANON - NPR's Linda Gradstein reports that despite the latest fighting in Israel, there are indications that the attacks may soon be winding down. Lebanese officials rejected the US proposal to end the fighting, but Israeli sources says once the US weighs in, an agreement is likely to follow.

her partner? her mate? No one word seems to work.

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