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NPR's Michael Goldfarb reports on the celebrations in London marking the 50th anniversary of V-E Day. Fifty thousand people gathered at Hyde Park for an afternoon of speeches and music.

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Many real estate agents agree that if you are looking to purchase a house right now..its a great time ...prices are relatively low and there are many of them.. And as Nina Teicholtz reports even the mortagage companies are trying to make it easier to buy a house right now...

In the first of a series of reports on the African country of Namibia, Daniel explores the challenges a new democracy faces. Many of the concepts familiar to citizens of the United States like debate and lobbying are foreign to residents of Namibia, which gained its independence from South Africa five years ago.

We talk with visitors at the Vietnam War Memorial about their thoughts on the Vietnam War, which came to an end 20 years ago today.

Daniel talks with Peter Reddaway, Professor of Political Science at George Washington University in Washington D.C. about the possible successors to Russian President Boris Yeltsin who was admitted to hospital last week. Yeltsin has not announced that he will run in the next Presidential election, due to be held next summer, and his low popularity rating indicates he is not likely to win even if he does run.

NPR's Peter Kenyon reports that Democrats and Republicans are arguing over whether their respective budget balancing proposals will actually eliminate the deficit. This past week, the Congressional Budget Office found that the Clinton plan would fail to do so.

Danny speaks with Michael Noll, Professor of Communications at the Annenberg School for Communications at the University of California. They talk about the telecommunications bill passed by the Senate last week, and examine the impact it might, or might not have on the telephone consumer if it becomes law.

Daniel talks with Chris Bojalian, author of the book, "Water Witches" which details the story of a clash between the lawyer for a ski resort and a water dowser who opposes the resort's expansion. At the heart of the book is the clash between the rational and the spiritual..the lawyer and the water dowser. The book is published by the University Press of New England

NPR's Elizabeth Arnold reports on Senate Republicans continuing attempts to re-write government regulations. Arnold looks at one particular regulation concerning toxic pollutants, a regulation that Republicans want to revamp.