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It's been only five days since the elections that returned President Clinton and the Republican-led Congress to power, but already the first signs of tension are beginning to emerge. NPR's John Nielsen reports on the President and Congress' conflicting agendas for the years ahead.

Daniel talks with Secretary of Labor Robert Reich about his decision to leave his post the end of President Clinton's first term in office. Secretary Reich says he wants to achieve a better balance of work and family life - something he says is not possible to achieve in such a demanding job. He doesn't know what he'll do next, but whatever it is, he says he'll make sure quality time with his family will be built in.

NPR'S Kathy Lohr revisits the unsolved case of the Olympic Park bombing. Richard Jewell is pushing for federal officials to acknowledge they have ruled him out as a suspect; meanwhile, the Justice Department is searching for the source who leaked Jewell's name to the news media.

The FBI has arrested several members of a West Virginia militia group who federal officials accuse of planning to blow up the FBI fingerprint records facility outside Clarksburg, West Virginia. The facility houses the FBI's collection of fingerprints and other identification resources, which help state and local police identify crime suspects. NPR's Chitra Ragavan has a report on today's arrests.

Robert Siegel talks with Howard Rosenberg, TV critic for the Los Angeles Times, and Robert Thompson, Associate Professor of Television at the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University. They discuss the broadcast from the Democratic Convention, last night's address by Hillary Clinton, and how it compares with the address by Elizabeth Dole during the broadcast of the Republican Convention.

NPR's Joanne Silberner reports on new data that supports a controversial theory that women who have elective abortions are at increased risk for getting breast cancer.

Reviewer Alan Cheuse discusses a new book by first-time author Marly Swick, which focuses on the changes that occur within a midwestern family, touched off by the assassination of John Kennedy in 1963.

Last night the week-long Canadian Auto Workers strike against General Motors spread to every G-M plant in Canada. N-P-R's Don Gonyea reports that because the world's largest automaker stockpiled parts normally produced in the Canadian factories, analysts expect that US assembly plants won't be seriously affected until next week at the earliest.

After enduring a series of fiery campaign ads run by Steve Forbes and Bob Dole in last winter's primary, voters in Iowa have asked for a cleaner campaign this fall. Bill Menner from member station KUNI in Cedar Falls, Iowa reports that candidates---so far---are responding to the electorate and have produced ads based on issues, not on personal attacks.

Last night at the Democratic Convention, the Broadway cast of "Rent" performed the song "Seasons of Love." We'll hear some of that performance.

Linda visited the California delegation this morning to talk with some of the delegates about immigration issues and affirmative action. California Governor Pete Wilson signed an executive order yesterday directing all state agencies and state supported colleges to halt benefits to illegal immigrants. These delegates said they dislike illegal border crossing, but those who are already in this country and in need must have services provided to them, especially children. They say the Republicans are playing on people's fears with 30-second sound bytes. Many of these delegates are minority members, and say that affirmative action is a opportunity, not a quota system -- it's an open door to allow people to prove themselves.

Music reviewer Charles de Ledesma takes a look at the latest book from David Toop, one of the most erspected music journalists in Britain. Ocean of Sound and its accompanying CD trace the expansion of music around the globe in the twentieth century, and focus on how new technology and the concept of the "global village" have changed the things we listen to...from the ways in which we can listen to music to the ways we make music in the digital era. (8:00) (S

Veta Christy reports that Hartford, Connecticut has approved an ordinance that severely restricts the number of shelters, soup kitchens and other such services within the city...arguing they attract the poor. That claim is disputed by welfare workers. About 30 cities have similar laws, but none is as far-reaching as Hartford's.

Commentator Lawrence Kushner tells the story of how an occasional business connection turned into a relationship involving spiritual guidance.

A sound installation by Polish-born artist Miroslaw Rogala in Chicago's Washington Square Park that takes viewers/participants back to the days when the park was called Bughouse Square...for the constant cacophony from soapbox preachers and politicians. The installation is interactive...visitors trigger light sensors that, in turn, trigger different speeches from different eras, and the mix of chatter depends on how the visitor moves through the installation. It's all about the importance of free speech. Rick Karr reports from Chicago.

Commentator Donald McCaig notes the value of clean water - more of a rarity than one might imagine.

Robert talks with Lillian Pfluke, who retired this year from the Army with the rank of Major. She has spent time at Aberdeen, the base in Maryland where several men have been charged with sexual harassment. She says that she is very impressed with the way the Army is handling these allegations and with the efforts being made toward combating sexual harassment at all Army bases.

Madeleine Brand of member station WBGO reports on a candidate for the U.S. Senate from New Jersey who is on the ballot state-wide but even his campaign workers can't vote for him...because they're all underage. The candidate is a history teacher at J.P. Stevens High School and his campaign is being run by his students.

The White House and Congress settled on a bill authorizing numerous new parks yesterday. NPR's Richard Gonzales reports on the winners--San Francisco's Presidio Park, for example--and some of the losers, including Alaska's Tongass National Forest.

NPR's Steve Inskeep looks at new ads released by Republicans today to counter an aggressive ad campaign launched by the AFL-CIO in the districts of several dozen Republicans running for Congress. The union ads have made several GOP incumbents nervous and angry, and they've charged that their records are being distorted. The latest AFL-CIO round of advertising has come in the form of what the union describes as ``electronic voter guides.''