March 13, 1998 All Things Considered (entire program) Requires the RealAudio Player

An index of the day's stories:

U.S. Policy -- All Things Considered host Robert Siegel talks to Robert Gelbard, U.S. special envoy for the Balkans. Ambassador Gelbard says the U.S. supports talks between the Albanians of Kosovo and the Yugoslav government, but that the Albanians do not trust the government. (5:00)

Gore's Earthcam -- NPR's David Baron reports on Vice President Al Gore's latest planetary vision: an image of our the Earth in full sunlight available 24 hours a day on the Internet. (2:30)

'Good Will Hunting' Music -- All Things Considered host Linda Wertheimer speaks with musician Elliot Smith about songs for the movie "Good Will Hunting." Smith received an oscar nomination in the original song category for "Miss Misery." This item is not available due to copyright issues.

Senate and Saddam -- NPR's Peter Kenyon reports the Senate voted unanimously today to urge the creation of a United Nations tribunal to try Iraqi president Saddam Hussein as an international war criminal. The 93-0 vote on the non-binding resolution was a symbolic gesture of political frustration in dealing with the Iraqi president. (2:00)

Anschluss Anniversary -- Sixty years ago tonight, a new era of broadcasting was born. As Hitler marched toward Vienna, several men in New York scrambled to put together a live radio broadcast for CBS that would allow the audience to hear reports from correspondents in five of the world's capitals. Robert Trout was the anchor for that broadcast -- and he remembers the doubt they had that night that they could pull it off. (10:00)

NCAA Coaches -- Linda talks with Stefan Fatsis about how critcal coaches are to success in the NCAA. Fatsis covers sports and the business of sports for the Wall Street Journal. (4:00)

Radford College -- Linda talks to Mark Meade and Natalie Nolan, seniors at Radford University in Radford, Virginia. Their basketball team, the Radford Highlanders, go to the NCAA basketball championships tonight against Duke University. (4:00)

Paula Jones Rebuttal -- Robert talks with NPR's Chitra Ragavan about arguments Paula Jones' attorneys made today about why her sexual harrassment lawsuit against President Clinton should go forward. The arguments were made in response to a motion last month by the president's attorneys asking that the case be dismissed for lack of evidence. (4:30)

Rutherford Institute -- Members of the Rutherford Institute, a conservative legal foundation helping Paula Jones with her defense, say they've never been recompensed by her legal defense fund. Defense fund officials say the money has gone for legitimate travel and investigative expenses. NPR's Peter Overby reports. (3:00)

Fundraising -- Commentator Michele Mitchell says when women first entered politics their financial support came from other women. According to her, it doesn't work that way anymore. (3:30)

KKK and Cicero, Illinois -- NPR's Cheryl Corley reports from the Chicago suburb of Cicero, where the Klu Klux Klan was supposed to hold a rally until the town paid them ten thousand dollars to cancel. Town officials were afraid the rally and anti-Klan demonstrations would lead to violence. Now they're fielding criticism about the morality of paying the Klan to stay away. (3:30)

Your Dress Is Toast -- Linda talks to Laurie Simpson whose wedding dress was ruined when bridal shop caught on fire last night in Midlothian, Virginia and 3,000 dresses were destroyed. (4:00)

Bill of Rights -- NPR's Patricia Neighmond reports on the patient bill of rights proposed by President Clinton's commission on health care quality. The commission was established in response to growing concerns over HMOs and other forms of managed care. (5:30)

Joseph Kennedy Retires -- NPR's Tovia Smith reports on today's announcement by Rep. Joe Kennedy that he will not run for re-election to the seat once held by his uncle John F. Kennedy. (3:00)

Flirt -- Commentator Elaine Segal observes a 1990's style flirtation at her local convenience store. (3:30)

Three Gorges Dam -- NPR's Mary Kay Magistad reports that a Chinese sociologist has released a study on the progress of resettling people who live near the huge Three Gorges Dam Project on the Yangtze River. The world's biggest dam project will force the re-location of between one and two million area residents. (3:30)

Leonardo DiCaprio -- Robert talks to "Jen" and "Rita," both of whom have Leonardo DiCaprio web pages. They say they are fans because he is such a good actor and they are planning to see his latest movie, "The Man in the Iron Mask" when it opens tonight. Both have seen DiCaprio's movie "Titanic" multiple times. (3:30)