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- NPR's Anne Garrels reports that Russian President Boris Yeltsin is trying to appeal to voters by using the theme of returning to Russia's religious past. His opponent, Gennady Zyuganov is trying the same thing, but many Russian clergy are wary of Zyuganov's intentions.

- Daniel talks with John White, a professor of political science at Catholic University in Washington D.C....and Ruy Teixiera (ROO-e tuh-SHARE-uh) of the Economic Policy Institute, also in Washington. Today is the 25th anniversary of the 26th Amendment to the Consitution. It's the one that gave 18 year olds the right to vote. Both men say that the percentage of 18-20 year olds who acutally vote has dropped since the Amendment was approved in 1971.

Chris Hosken of member station WFAE reports from Charlotte, North Carolina on the arrest today of a 13-year-old girl in connection with the arson of a church building there last week. The arrest comes after a string of church fires throughout the South, but authorities say they have no evidence of a conspiracy linking all the fires.

Robert Siegel talks to Christopher Floss, editor of Jane's Land Based Air-Defense - a book on military weapons. Floss talks about speculation that a surface to air missiles was responsible for the downing of TWA flight 800. He says that although it would be very difficult for soemone to obtain a surface to air missile, and its use requires very special training-- it is possible.

NPR's Eric Weiner reports from Jerusalem on the fallout from two incidents yesterday in which seven Israelis were killed. The first was a Hezbollah guerilla attack on Israeli soldiers in what Israel calls its 'security zone' in Southern Lebanon; the second incident occured in Israel itself, where two civilians were killed in an attack blamed on Palestinian gunmen. The violence brought outgoing Prime Minister Shimon Peres (shee-MOHN PEAR-ez) and his successor, Benjamin Netanyahu (n'tahn-YAH-hoo) together for talks. Netanyahu narrowly defeated Peres in last month's election, in part by promising Israelis greater security. But some analsyts say there's little that can be done to stop such attacks completely.

Commentator David Brooks says President Clinton has been hard at work wooing voters with promises of tax cuts and other goodies. And he says the president's generosity to college students, homeowners and other constituencies has created a new minority group in America: the unpandered.

These days, the conversation at commentator Bill Harley's dinner table is about ancient Egypt. His son is learning about the subject at school and it's a chance for Bill to review the most intriguing things about the culture - because what was cool about ancient Egyptians when he was a kid are now the coolest things to his son.

In reaction to a declining domestic marketplace, Avon, the world's largest cosmetic company, and other U.S. businesses have targeted a more global audience. The strategy has definitely worked for Avon, last year they made four-and-a-half billion dollars in profit from sales in 125 countries. One town on the Amazon has no doctor or dentist, but the 3,000 residents are served by six Avon representatives.

NPR's Tom Gjelten reports that United Nations Secretary-General Boutros Boutros-Ghali...who has announced he wants to serve another term...is going to face a major hurdle in the race: The United States. The Clinton Administration plans to block his re-election using the U.S. veto at the U.N.

NPR's Richard Gonzales reports on a ruling by the California Supreme Court that significantly affects the state's "three-strikes" law. The law required judges to sentence felons to 25 years to life after their third conviction. The state supreme court has ruled that judges should have discretion to hand down a lighter sentence.