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SCOTT SIMON AND DANIEL SCHORR, WEEKEND EDITION'S SENIOR NEWS ANALYST, TALK ABOUT THE TOP NEWS STORIES OF THE WEEK.

JAPAN: SCOTT SIMON SPEAKS WITH NPR'S JULIE McCARTHY IN TOKYO TO UPDATE US ON THE SHOOTING OF THE POLICE CHIEF. SHE ALSO HAS THE LATEST ON THE INVESTIGATION INTO THE LETHAL GAS ATTACK ON TOKYO SUBWAYS.

SCOTT SIMON SPEAKS WITH DAVID McKITRICK, A CORRESPONDENT FOR THE INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER, WHO IS BASED IN BELFAST, ABOUT THE END OF THE BRITISH ARMY'S ROUTINE PATROLS OF THE CITY, A MOVE WHICH IS HOPED TO HELP THE PEACE PROCESS ALONG.

NPR's Trevor Rowe reports from the United Nations that Iraq 's speaker of parliament today rejected a UN offer to allow Iraq to sell oil to finance the purchase of emergency humanitarian supplies. Ever since the 1990 invasion of Kuwait, Iraq has been barred from selling its oil on the world market. The embargo was imposed by the United Nations, and once the Gulf War ended, it stayed in place...leverage to force Iraqi compliance with Security Council resolutions regarding weapons of mass destruction. The sanctions have hurt the Iraqi people, and yesterday, the U.N. Council told Iraq it could sell two billion dollars worth of oil to help finance purchases of food, medicine and other humanitarian supplies. Today, Iraq rejected the U.N. move, and launched a new anti-American propaganda drive.

NPR's Jon Greenberg reports on the reasons behind the decision to close Pennsylvania Avenue, and he talks to a former secret service officer to assess the move.

ECONOMY: SCOTT SIMON SPEAKS WITH FORTUNE MAGAZINE COLUMNIST JOE NOCERA ABOUT THE ANNOUNCEMENT THIS WEEK THAT THE U.S. WILL, AGAIN, IMPLIMENT SANCTIONS AGAINST JAPAN, THIS TIME AGAINST LUXURY CARS, IN RETALIATION FOR ALLEGEDLY UNFAIR TRADE PRACTICES.

NPR's Mary Kay Magistad reports from Ho Chi Minh City on the rememberances of those Vietnamese who fought in support of the communists. And while many of them celebrated their country's independance in 1975, they still say they're not entirely satisfied with the direction their country's taken in the last 20 years.

Ayoka (eye-YOKE-uh) Medlock tells the story of raising her sister's four children in Richmond California. Medlock is a 19 year old college student and her report comes via Yough Radio, a journalism training program in Berkely, California.

NPR'S JOHN BURNETT REPORTS ON HOW OKLAHOMANS ARE COPING WITH THE AFTERMATH THE THE BOMBIMG ON APRIL 19TH, AND HOW THAT TRAGEDY MAY HELP CHANGE OLD OKLAHOMAN STEREOTYPES.

NPR'S JOANNE SILBERNER SPEAKS WITH DR. HENRY FOSTER, PRESIDENT CLINTON'S NOMINEE FOR SURGEON GENERAL, ON THE EVE OF HIS SENATE CONFIRMATION HEARING.