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NPR's Richard Harris reports that researchers now say the moon, which already affects so much of our lives, actually warms the temperature here on earth. And while earthlings may not notice this slight distinction - scientists have certaintly enjoyed looking into it.

Jacki talks with Iowa Congressman Jim Leach. Leach has spent much of his career tackling issues and escaping political pratfalls. Now the Congressman has been inducted into the National Wrestling Hall of Fame.

Jacki talks to Lynda MacCartney, the curator of the C.I.A. exhibit centre in the C.I.A. HQ in Langley Virginia about the new exhibit on the film director John Ford. Ford, who received a total of 6 oscars, worked for the Office for Strategic Services, the precursor to the present-day C.I.A. during World War two. During his work with the OSS Ford pioneered aerial camera techniques that saved many lives and pushed the medium of film in new directions..

Jacki talks with two University of Maryland students. Both Black and both the recipients of scholarships that target African American students. While both are benefit from the scholarship, they sharply disagree on the merit of such programs and on affirmative action programs in general.

NPR's Julie McCarthy reports on conflicting feelings in Japan as the August anniversary of the end of World War Two approaches.

Jacki talks with country music's Cleve Francis who until recently was the industry's only African American with a major Nashville label recording contarct. He gave up a successful career as a cardiologist in order to pursue his dream of becoming a country and western singer. His latest cd is called "You've Got Me Now" and is on the Liberty label.

Jacki talks to Bernard McMahon about the relationship between the CIA and the Congressional committees created to oversee the spy agency. McMahon, who as worked for both the CIA and the Congress, says that in terms of budget and management, the CIA does not mind Congress looking over its shoulder, but when it comes to operations, relations can be tense.

Alice Magill recalls the time ..just before her wedding when she learned why her father would not be able to give her away.

President Clinton leaves tomorrow to visit Moscow and to meet with Russian President Boris Yeltsin. Daniel talks to NPR's Ann Garrels about the mood of the Russian people and the state of Russian politics. Russians find that the security of their lives under the Soviet system is gone and they are facing an uncertain future. She says that although Yeltsin is not popular, there are no political alternatives to his leadership.

The United Nations is reporting that perhaps as many as four thousand Rwandans have been killed at a refugee camp. Daniel talks with New York Times reporter Donatella Lorch who was at the Kibeho refugee camp when the Rwandan Army started shooting into a crowd of stampeding refugees.