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has issued a new series of guidelines on the use of car seats and airbags for children. The guidelines come after several children died in accidents where the airbag was deployed.

, who is charged with the 'wrongful deaths' of his former wife Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend, Ronald Goldman. The families of the victims are seeking monetary damages from Simpson, who was acquitted of murder last October in criminal court.

as Iraq's leader, despite years of war and economic hardship.

Today President Clinton declared that the canyons of the Escalante in southern Utah a new National Monument. NPR's Howard Berkes speaks with Robert about what qualifies the region as a national monument and how the designation will affect the area's land-use.

Noah talks with Dale Hughes, the chief operating officer of V96SG and the chief designer and project manager of the 1996 Olympics velodrome. They discuss the portable track used for the Olympic bike racing competitions in Atlanta, which is the only one of its kind in the world. Atlanta doesn't want to keep it, so the portable velodrome is up for sale.

professor of political science at Georgia State University, about three important races in Georgia, where there are tight races for some seats that have been traditionally held by Democrats.

on the controversy over campaign contributions from foreigners .

Reviewer Alan Cheuse talks about the new fiftieth anniversary edition of the novel "All The King's Men", by Robert Penn Warren. It's been hailed as one of the greatest novels about politics ever written, and this new edition reaffirms its position as an American classic.

Commentator Michael Shuman says that President Clinton has not made good on his promise to slash the military budget; Bob Dole won't touch the issue either, because both candidates are using the military's budget as the porkbarrel of last resort.

former Executive Director of the New York Financial Control Board, about the problems the District of Columbia Financial Control Board has had during its first year-and-a-half of existence. Procter says the D.C. Board is being asked to make decisions about financial priorities that are political in nature and should be decided by the Mayor and City Council.