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WEINER REPORTS FROM NEW DELHI ON THE GROWING POLITICAL CLOUT OF INDIA'S UNTOUCHABLES...MEMBERS OF THE LOWEST CASTE.

Last week we asked our listeners to phone in with some of their scariest moments. Tonight we hear some of their replies.

They've been together as a music act for more than twenty years, and now the Pointer Sisters are on tour in "Ain't Misbehavin," a showcase of Fats Waller songs. The show is currently in Washington, D.C., where Danny caught up with the sisters. They talk about their careers, their relationships, and we hear them sing.

NPR'S MARTHA RADDATZ EXPLAINS THE SIGNIFICANCE OF YESTERDAY'S CONGRESSIONAL VOTE ON FUNDING FOR A US BOSNIA PEACE FORCE, WHICH THE WHITE HOUSE SAYS HAMPERS THE BOSNIAN PEACE EFFORT. AND SHE TELLS US WHY A HIGH-RANKING ADMIRAL WAS FORCED TO RESIGN OVER INAPPROPRIATE COMMENTS.

SCOTT SIMON AND SIMON HOGGART OF BRITAIN'S GUARDIAN NEWSPAPER TALK ABOUT THE TOP NEWS STORIES OF THE WEEK

NPR'S MARIA HINOJOSA REPORTS ON SEXUAL ABUSE PERPERTRATED BY WOMEN, A SUBJECT THAT IS OFTEN OVERLOOKED. (please refer to previous dacs messages concerning this report. The segment concentrates on subject matter some listeners may find offensive. A station advisory is advisable.)

WEEKEND EDITION ENTERTAINMENT CRITIC ELVIS MITCHELL COMMENTS ON THE NEW "NYPD BLUE." THE ABC TELEVISION DRAMA SERIES MAY HAVE WON AN EMMY AWARD, BUT ELVIS SAYS HE'S NOT HAPPY WITH IT.

NPR'S John Greenberg reports that the House of Representatives today passed a resolution that would reopen Social Security and Veterans benefits offices across the country. Forty percent of the government's offices have been closed since Monday due to an impasse between Congress and the White House over how to balance the federal budget.

SYLVIA POGGIOLI BRINGS US UP TO DATE ON HOW A DIVIDED POLAND IS FEELING ON THE EVE OF A PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION PITTING INCUMBENT PRESIDENT LECH WALESA AGAINST A NEO-COMMUNIST CANDIDATE. 5:00.

Danny speaks with journalists Vittorio Zucconi of Italy's La Stampa newspaper and Rupert Cornwell of Britain's Independent newspaper about how Europeans are reacting to the budget impasse in Washington.