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Daniel goes to the southwestern African nation of Namibia to see how their language education program is progressing. When the country gained independence form South Africa five years ago, educators and political leaders decided that it was necessary for the nation's children to learn to speak English, so now all major subjects in grades four and above are taught in English. This means that the students must learn science, math, and social science in English, not their native language.

NPR's Peter Kenyon reports on a proposal being considered by President Bill Clinton which would force government employees with access to classified information to submit their financial records for inspection. The measure is an effort to catch people such as Aldridge Ames who flaunted large sums of money while working for the CIA. Ames was a Russian spy who was being paid handsomely for the information he was passing on to Moscow.

Danny speaks with NPR's Andy Bowers, who is in the Bosnian capital of Sarajevo. They talk about a fire fight today between French and Bosnian Serb soldiers and also assess the UN's reaction to the holding of more than 200 peacekeepers as hostages by the Bosnian Serbs.

NPR's Mary Kay Magistead reports that it's been nearly a year after the U.S. trade embargo against Vietnam has been lifted. One of the more unusual new joint ventures has been the importation of Holstein cows.

NPR's John Greenberg reports on the changing relationship between Washington and statehouses. The republican-controlled Congress has promised states that it will reduce the number of mandates it imposes on states.

Danny speaks with NPR's Elizabeth Arnold about President Bill Clinton's meeting today with governors. They met to discuss welfare, childrens issues and unfunded mandates.

Mark Roberts reports on a new survey issued by the National Transportation Safety Board which says that fatigue contributes to as many as 40 percent of truck accidents on the nation's interstate highways.

With block grants being the new mantra for how to allocate federal dollars, NPR's Jon Greenberg profiles a community in Baltimore that went from burned out buildings to a revitalized neighborhood with the block grant scheme.

Daniel visits 84-year old identical twins who teach physics at the University of Maryland. The Slawsky brothers, Mitch and Zack, talk about their eight decades together.

NPR's Anne Garrels visited several villages in the southern part of the breakaway Russian republic of Chechnya and reports that residents are divided as to whether to continue fighting Russian troops. The Russians have occupied the capitol Grozny for several weeks.