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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.

NPR's Mandelit del Barco reports from Los Angeles on the growth of an industry that illegaly produces and sells counterfit brand-name consumer goods.

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 Dan Lungren, attorney general of the state of California, about a new telephone initiative his office has put into place. The MOLESTOR HOTLINE is a number citizens can call to see if someone they want to employ who will come into contact with children is listed in a data bank of convicted child molestors. The hotline has only been up and running for a month but so far, the attorney general's office reports, nearly 9 percent of the callers have found a match for their inquiry.

Daniel talks with photography curator Mary Foresta about the current Daguerreotype exhibit at the National Museum of American Art in Washington. This precursor of the modern photograph--discovered in the mid-19th century--came just in time to document a young America's move west.

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.

Daniel talks to Richard Pollay, professor of marketing at the University of British Columbia, about a series of tobacco company documents that detail their research about the most effective way to sell cigarettes to young teenagers in Canada.

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.

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.

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.