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Robert talks with Lionel Barber of The Financial Times about the European Unions decision to ban British beef. Barber says this decision to ban a product is not UNprecedented, in fact there have been other bans imposed by the E-U in recent years.

One of the most important...and controversial...West Coast sculptors of the 1950's through the '90's (but especially the 1960's), Kienholz (pronounced KEEN-holz) created life-sized tableaux comprised of casts of human figures and real objects in various settings: "Back Seat Dodge" and "The Illegal Operation" are perhaps his best-known....not to mention most self-explanatory...titles. The first major retrospective of his work EVER is at the Whitney Museum of Art in New York city now. Karen Michel reports

Charles Scanlon reports that early results from South Korea's parliamentary elections suggest a stronger-than-expected showing for the ruling party. However, it may still lose its majority in the National Assembly, with voters angry at what they perceive as an authoritarian style of government.

Professor of Government and Foreign Relations at the University of Virginia, about U-S prospects for finding a diplomatic solution to the military conflict between Israel and Hezbollah militias in southern Lebanon. To do so, the U.S. would need help from Hezbollah's two main supporters, Syria and Iran, as well as cooperation from Israel.

Linda talks to Dula James - the country representative for Catholic Relief Services. She is in Monrovia describing the experience from her apartment-- which she hasn't been able to leave for five days. She can hear the rebels outside her apartment. As Linda speaks to her the sound of gunfire can be heard and she eventually has to end the conversation because she is crouching in her apartment in fear.

Commentator Daniel Pinkwater's dog Jacques poses with the skill of a professional model for a magazine photographer.

It's the money that the federal govt. coughs up when it takes tax paying local land off the tax rolls. This money usually goes to local schools, but Washington is late with it's payment this year and some in Congress want to reduce it dramatically anyway. Madeline Brand of member station W-B-G-O reports.

ISRAEL - NPR'S Linda Gradstein reports that Israel is in no rush to stop its bombardment of Southern Lebanon, since it seems to be having an effect on Hezbollah's ability to fire katyushas into Israel. The diplomatic initiative seems to be on hold, as the US and Israel await a Syrian response to the US proposal. 2. A LEBANESE CAMP - NPR's Sunni Khalid reports from a UN-controlled refugee camp in Tyre, Lebanon. Whatever may be happening on diplomatic circles, refugees on the ground see no end to the disruption of their lives.

Commentator David Crystal has discovered first hand that in other cultures safe topics of conversation vary greatly.