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Canada's armed forces that dates back to early 1993, when they participated in the U-N peacekeeping mission in Somalia. Some Canadian troops allegedly were involved in the torture and killing of Somali civilians. Canadian officers are accused of trying to cover up their knowledge of the affair.

SCOTT REMEMBERS AUTHOR RICHARD CONDON, AUTHOR OF "THE MANCHURIAN CANDIDATE" AND "PRIZZI'S HONOR," WHO DIED THIS WEEK. WE PLAY AN EXCERPT FROM A 1987 INTERVIEW IN WHICH CONDON TALKS ABOUT BEING STUTTERER.

NPR's Elizabeth Arnold is on the road with Presidential hopeful Senator Bob Dole, who's talking about crime, welfare, domestic violence and why young people today are better than they were in the 60's.

NPR'S Melissa Block reports on the testimony of Bernhard Goetz (Bur-NAHRD Getz) in his civil trial in New York City. Goetz is being sued for 50 million dollars by one of the four youths he shot on a subway car in 1984. The youth, Darrell Cabey, was paralyzed and suffered brain damage as a result of the shooting. Goetz was acquitted of attempted murder and assault in his CRIMINAL trial. In his testimony, Goetz said he shot the four youths when one of them asked him for 5 dollars; that he "snapped" when he saw the smile on the face of one of his victims. And he confirmed statements he's made in interviews, that the shooting was in some ways a "public service" and that the mothers of the victims should have had abortions.

was released today and showed inflation on the rise.

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Scott has some thoughts on the day which would have been Marilyn Monroe's 70th birthday.

Kermit the Frog made history yesterday, as he received an honorary degree -- Doctor of Amphibious Letters -- from Long Island University's Southhampton College.

President Clinton today renewed most favored nation status for China. Congress must vote on the renewal, and many members have been critical of China's human rights record and its lack of action on the infringement of American copyrights. Last week, the President threatened to institute massive tariffs on some Chinese products. NPR's White House correspondent Mara Liasson reports.

Noah talks with Paul Dickson, author of "The Joy of Keeping Score: How Scoring the Game Has Influenced and Enhanced the History of Baseball," about the long tradition of using scorecards to follow the game of baseball and its players.