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NPR's Wendy Kauffman reports from Seattle as the battle over federal judicial appointments heats up. Republicans complain that Clinton has nominated too many liberal activist judges and vow to demand consideration of some of their own candidates (4:00).

on the small but growing network of reformers who want to change the laws for campaign financing on the state and local level. Legislatures in some 20 states are being asked to make the changes.

Linda talks with Dr. Harmon Eyre, the chief medical officer for the American Cancer Society, and Dr. Robert Lawrence, a professor of Health Policy and Medicine at the Johns Hopkins School of Hygiene and Public Health, about the controversy surrounding the recommendation of mammograms for women over 40 years of age.

In the last few weeks, thousands of Albanian refugees have been streaming into Italy through the port city of Brindisi. Robert talks with Orla Guerin, the Southern Europe correspondent for the BBC, about the Italian government's plans to send many of them back to Albania.

Following last week's story on the Pernkopf Anatomical Atlas which was created by Nazi's, we received many letters from people discussing whether or not something which stems from evil can be transformed into a force for good. We'll have some of those comments in our letters segment.

Las Vegas, Nevada is the city of one-armed bandits - and also, the quickie wedding. NPR's Jacki Lyden reports on what some have called America's Lourdes of Love. She meets people of all ages and from all parts of the country who have chosen a Vegas theme wedding as the best way to start life with the one they love, or at least the one they end up with at the altar.

-- NPR's Mara Liasson examines Bill Clinton's use of his Presidential powers of persuasion to advocate causes in which he believes. The latest example is the conference taking place today in Philadelphia on community service. The President is urging Americans to volunteer their time and talents in order to help their fellow citizens.

News Analyst Daniel Schorr takes a look at the Oklahoma City Bombing Trial. While trial has only just begun, it represents the conflicts of our times.

Commentator Don Eberly says this summit comes at a time when America's reputation for volunterrism is in doubt---and he offers several suggestions for making the summit worth the effort. For example: We have to see volunteerism as something more than just a way of filling the gap--giving is an essential part of being human, the call to volunteer must be a call to join voluntary associations, volunteers are no substitute for family.

-- NPR's Eric Westervelt reports on the summit on volunteerism continuing today in Philadelphia. Yesterday President Clinton, two of his predecessors, Vice President Gore, and six thousand other volunteers cleaned up an inner city neighborhood...today delegates begin working on developing ways to get people more involved in their communities. Meanwhile, protesters and observers don't believe that volunteers can perform all the tasks set out for them.