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The Pope was in New York today. We hear a bit of tape from his mass this morning in Central Park, and then Daniel talks with two students and a professor at Catholic University about their feelings concerning the significance and relevance of the Pope and his visit to America

Okay. OJ is over. And that got critic Bob Mondello musing about how Hollywood has treated with the subject of juries in film.

Daniel talks with Lonny Shavelson, author of "A Chosen Death," (Simon and Schuster) about the rights of the handicapped to chose assisted suicide. In his book, Shavelson tells the story of one very intelligent, life-affirming man who was completely incapacitated as the result of an accident as a young boy. And though this man enjoyed life in spite of his confinement to a wheel chair and his inability to speak, the physical and emotional limitations became too great a burden and he ultimately chose to fast to death.

NPR's Debbie Elliot reports that if you survey the wake drawn this week by Hurricane Opal, you'd find that the barrier islands off the northwest coast of Florida were especially hard hit. Residents who'd fled the area returned today for a temporary visit...that's all the authorities would allow them... to see what the storm had done to their homes and businesses.

While on assignment in Los Angeles, Daniel attempts to drive around the city with the aid of a computer called a "Global Positioning System" or G-P-S. The computer is mounted on the dashboard and is programmed to guide you thru a city to a specific destination. Daniel also talks with an Automotive Technologies manager at Rockwell International, the company that sells the G-P-S to companies.

NPR's Peter Kenyon reports that the U.S. Civil Rights Commission met this week to examine race and sex discrimination in the nation's police forces.

NPR's Maria Hinojosa reports from New York on an effort to help poor, battered women divorce their abusive husbands.

Daniel talks to three professors at Howard University... Janet Dates, Leroy Wells, and Richard Wright... about issues of race and how blacks and whites see cultural institutions differently.

NPR's Jacki Lyden reports on the support Muslim countries are showing for the Bosnian government. Iran and other Islamic countries say that they will ignore the United Nations embargo of arms to Bosnia, with the support of the 52 member nations of the Organization of the Islamic Conference.

Daniel discusses impending medicare/medicaid reform with a panel of three editorial page editors: Bob Kittle of the San Diego Union Tribune; Jane Eisner of the Philadelphia Enquirer; and Cynthia Tucker of the Atlanta Constitution.

Daniel talks to Paolo Coehlo about his book, "The Pilgrimage." In it, Coehelo describes a journey he took as part of a religious practice. Coehlo gives tips for meditating and taking pilgrimages in our daily lives.

Daniel talks to Dr. Mark Hlatky of Stanford University. Hlatky conducted a study with colleagues at Duke university looking at the effects of job stress on heart disease. They found that job stress does not cause measurable increases in heart disease.

NPR's Wendy Kauffman reports on the influence Microsoft Corporation has had on the city of Seattle. Not only has the company brought jobs to the reigon, but business that provide support services to Microsoft, like shipping and disk duplication, have thrived. In addition, Microsoft and its head, Bill Gates, have donated money to the univeristy and the professional baseball team in the city.

Tomorrow the jury in the OJ Simpson case begins deliberations, and they'll have to decide whether Simpson is guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. What does "reasonable doubt" mean? Daniel discusses this with Jon Newman, Chief Judge of the US Court of Appeals for the 2d Circuit.

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Daniel talks with Phillip Jenkins Professor of History and Religious Studies at Pennsylvania State University about the history of militia movements in the United States. Jenkins says that in the 1940's in particular, there were several right-wing militias run by Christian leaders. They believed the federal government was subverting the constitution and many of them followed a popular radio talk show host who was also a priest preaching anti-semitic and racist views.

Organizers of an international womens forum near Beijing today called an emergency meeting with Chinese officials. They demanded that Chinese security forces stop harassing delegates and preventing free access to forum sites. Organizers say if offiicals don't ease up on security by noon tomorrow the forum could be ended early. NPR's Mary Kay Magstead reports from the conference.

Daniel talks with NPR's Pentagon Correspondent Martha Raddatz and Richard Haas, chief Middle East advisor to the White House under former President Bush about the shooting death today of Israeli Prime Minister Rabin. A right-wing group called "IN" has claimed responsibility for the shooting.

Vicki Que reports on some of the issues that will be discussed at the international conference on women, which begin this coming week in Beijing.

Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin was shot and killed today at a peace rally in Tel Aviv. Daniel talks with NPR's Linda Gradstein, who is in Jeruselem, about what happened.