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An index of the day's stories: RELEASING THE REPORT -- NPR's Brian Naylor reports from Capitol Hill on preparations today to deal with the voluminous materials submitted by Independent Counsel Kenneth Starr. Starr sent 36 boxes of evidence and other documents to the House of Representatives yesterday, the result of his investigation of President Clinton. The material is under guard pending House action anticipated Friday on how the evidence will be made public. (4:30) HIGH CRIMES & MISDEMEANORS -- Robert talks with Robert Dallick, a professor of history at Boston University and the author of Hail to the Chief: The Making and Unmaking of the Presidency. They discuss the definition and implication of "high crimes and misdemeanors" with regard to articles of impeachment. Dallick says that the Founding Fathers used the term "high crimes and misdemeanors" not in the legal sense but more broadly, to mean misdeeds. Dallick says that there is very little precedent for the impeachment of a President, so the Congress will be cautious in moving forward with the procedure. (4:30) WHY CLINTON CAN'T RESIGN -- NPR senior news analyst Daniel Schorr says that President Clinton has a lot to consider before deciding whether to resign or stay on and risk impeachment. (3:00) COLLEGE STUDENTS ON CLINTON -- NPR's Martha Raddatz has talked with students at the University of Virginia about their reactions to the Clinton-Lewinsky scandal. The students tend to dismiss the president's claim that it's a private matter, and are indignant that he didn't tell the truth right away. Some want him to leave office; others aren't sure. (7:45) PRIMAKOV PROFILE -- Robert talks with Dmitri Trenin, the deputy director of the Carnegie Moscow Center. They discuss the competing views of the new nominee for Russian Prime Minister, Yevgeni Primakov. Some analysts see him as a seasoned Communist apparatchik and former spy, and other see him as a pragmatic statesman who is gruff, but effective. (5:30) TRIMBLE MEETS ADAMS -- Noah talks with Deaglan de Breadun, the Belfast bureau chief for the Irish Times. They discuss what was accomplished at the meeting today between Northern Ireland's First Minister david Trimble and the Sinn Fein president, Gerry Adams. They also talk about what the meeting implies for the future of power-sharing in the region. (5:15) NORTH KOREA -- NPR's Ted Clark reports that a week of talks between U-S and North Korean officials has produced progress on a number of troublesome issues, including peace negotiations with South Korea, missile proliferation and Pyongyang's agreement to freeze its nuclear weapons program. U-S officials say that in return for North Korea's cooperation, the US will proceed with fuel oil shipments to the North and possibly emergency food aid. (1:45) SUPERMAN STAMP -- Today, the Post Office unveiled a new stamp featuring the comic-book character Superman. The unveiling happened in Cleveland, the hometown of Superman's creators Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster. David Barnett of member station WCPN in Cleveland talks to the real-life model for "Lois Lane", and Superman "biographer" Dennis Dooley, a famous playwright who went to high school with the late Siegel and Shuster, who recalls that their stories for the school paper hinted at the character who became the Man of Steel. (5:00) WAITERS OF THE WORLD -- Commentator Andrei Codrescu notes that the approach of waiters differs from country to country - like the French, who elicit fear in their customers -- and in Romania, where waiters are similarly haughty...though somewhat more dangerous, because they will take notes patrons' behavior. (3:00) MORE CLINTON MEETINGS -- President Clinton continues mending fences within his party today, meeting at the White House with congressional Democrats and Cabinet secretaries. In the meeting with members of Congress, Mr Clinton offered another apology for his affair with Monica Lewinsky. For his part, Senate Democratic Leader Tom Daschle says he's willing to accept the president's apology. NPR's Andy Bowers reports. (3:30) WHITE HOUSE LEGAL STRATEGY -- NPR's Chitra Ragavan reports on what steps the White House might take to respond to the release of Kenneth Starr's report. The report could be made public tomorrow afternoon, before President Clinton's attornies have had a chance to review it. They note that the report is only the prosecutor's side of the investigation, and argue that they need a chance to refute many of Starr's allegations. However, they will have little time to make their case in the court of public opinion. (4:30) PUBLIC OPINION -- Robert talks with Andy Kohut, the director of the Pew Research Center for People and the Press. The Center is releasing a report tonight showing erosion in the public's support for Democrats' ability to deal effectively with health care, education, and all the other issues that the party prides itself as being Democratic issues. In addition, he says that American voters are almost equally split in half in support of Democratic and Republican congressional candidates, at this point. (4:00) INDIANA HOUSE RACE -- President Clinton's problems have become a serious concern for Democrats planning for the November elections. At the same time, Republicans are giving renewed attention to some districts, thinking the revelations coming from the Ken Starr report will boost their candidates. In Indiana's 10th congressional district, centered in Indianapolis, freshman Democrat Julia Carson is facing a first-time Republican candidate, Gary Hofmeister, who is running on issues of morality and decency. NPR's Don Gonyea is in the district to see how Clinton's woes are playing out. (4:30) SWISSAIR NEWS -- Noah talks to NPR's Steve Inskeep in Halifax, Nova Scotia about the latest developments in the investigation into last week's crash of Swissair Flight 111. Officials have been analyzing the information from the flight data recorder, as well as signs of "heat stress" on pieces of a pilot's seat recovered from the ocean. Search teams are also hoping to retrieve the cockpit voice recorder, which could provide additional clues as to the cause of the disaster, which killed all two hundred and twenty-nine people on board the Geneva-bound flight. (3;30) MARKETS JUMPY -- STOCKS DOWN AGAIN/NPR'S Jim Zarroli reports U.S. stocks took another big hit today. Traders blamed fears about corporate profits and a growing realization that the charges against President Clinton could produce a resignation or impeachment. (2:30) BOUNCING CHECKS -- NPR's Elaine Korry reports several recent lawsuits allege that some banks collect overdraft fees even when there IS enough money in the account to pay a check. The lawsuits claim the practice is illegal. But one of the banks say their system of check-cashing actually suits the customer. (5:30) IMMIGRANT HEAT DEATHS -- It may be cooling off in much of the country, but immigrants illegally crossing the border are still dying in the desert. The The U.S. Border Patrol is planning a new safety campaign, to warn people of the danger of crossing the rugged mountains of the southwest. Carrie Kahn of member station KPBS reports. (5:15) LETTERS -- Robert and Noah read from listeners letters. You can write to All Things Considered at: All Things Considered Letters
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BUILDING A ROADSTER -- Noah talks with Chris Goodrich, the author of Roadster: How (and Especially Why) a Mechanical Novice Built a Sports Car from a Kit. Goodrich decided to build a sports car from scratch rather than buy one during his midlife crisis. He talks with Noah about why he did it, and what he learned in the 14 months it took to build the car. (4:00) TENTATIVE NORTHWEST SETTLEMENT -- Noah talks with Minnesota Public Radio's Mark Zdechlik about the tentative deal reached today to end a strike that has grounded Northwest Airlines for thirteen days. President Clinton spoke this evening with leaders from the pilots' union and the company, and said that he "thinks the strike is over." (2:30) |
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