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Energy Secretary Hazel O'Leary apologized today for mismanaging her expensive overseas official travel. But she also defended the trips, in her testimony before the House Commerce investigations subcommittee. O'Leary said her missions abroad generated business for American firms and benefitted U-S foreign policy. NPR's John Nielsen reports.

Scott reads letters from listeners.

NPR's Sylvia Poggioli reports on tomorrow's election in Albania.

Sandy Tolan takes us on an environmental archeological journey.

NPR's Vicky Que reports on residents from Evansville, Indiana, who are up in arms over the government's new weather-forecasting equipment which was recently installed there. They claim that the new, state-of-the-art Doppler Radar designed to help warn residents of dangerous storms has completely missed several which have swept through the town in recent months, and they'd like the old equipment back.

NPR's Brooke Gladstone reports on the variety of opinions being expressed about Disney's impact on ABC's news and entertainment programming. Disney's take-over of Cap Cities/ABC is one of a number of huge media mergers raising concerns about the demise of network independence.

Robert and Noah talk about today's Supreme Court decision which struck down congressional redistricting laws in Texas and North Carolina. We'll also hear tape from a representative of the NAACP Legal Defense Fund and her reaction to the court decision.

Noah talks about some facts about fathers and the history of Father's Day.

FBI Director Louis Freeh released an internal report today that was strongly critical of both the White House and the FBI for releasing FBI background files on 408 people to members of the Clinton administration in 1993. The files contained information about employees of the Bush White House, and included a number of well-known Republicans as well as members of the White House travel office. The White House announced today that it will reform its procedure for requesting FBI data on individuals, and will require the permission of the subject as well as the White House counsel's office in most cases. NPR's Peter Kenyon reports.

- Danny talks with NPR's Anne Garrels who is in Moscow about the latest on Russia's presidential elections. He'll also be joined by Sarah Mendelson, Assistant Professor of Political Science at the State University of New York in Albany who is currently in Moscow who will discuss implications for Russia's future.