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An index of the day's stories: HOUSE JUDICIARY VOTE -- NPR'S Brian Naylor reports that the House Judiciary Committee has been meeting today to decide whether to release the videotape of President Clinton's grand jury testimony in the Monica Lewinsky case and thousands of pages of supporting documents. Democrats oppose the release, but many Republicans say the public should see the President's testimony to decide for themselves whether he is fit for office. (4:30) CANDIDATES' PERSONAL LIVES -- We'll hear tape from speeches made on the House floor today condemning the focus on the personal lives of politicians. In particular, House members were upset about the reports on Representative Henry Hyde's affair with a woman many years ago. Hyde is the chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, which is charged with determining if the President committed perjury, obstruction of justice, and witness tampering in the course of Independent Counsel Kenneth Starr's investigation of various scandals. (2:00) FORGIVENESS -- NPR's Lynn Neary reports on how some religious thinkers are assessing President Clinton's efforts to secure forgiveness. Some people are of the opinion that simply saying "I'm sorry" isn't enough. They believe that true repentance for Clinton's adulterous affair with Monica Lewinsky requires something more. Others don't believe the President deserves forgiveness no matter how many times he expresses contrition. (5:30) BOSNIA ELECTIONS -- NPR's Sylvia Poggioli reports from Sarajevo about a showdown looming between Bosnian Serb ultra-nationalists and the international supervisors of last week's general election in Bosnia. The hardliners are claiming victory and accusing the West of rigging the vote in favor of moderate candidates. International officials have delayed release of results until next week, when all ballots are counted. In the meantime, there are indications the hardliners may, indeed, have done better in the vote than the West had hoped. (4:00) ANGOLA WAR FEAR -- NPR's Mike Shuster reports on growing anxiety that Angola's fragile peace process could fall apart, plunging the country back into civil war. It's been four years since the government and UNITA rebels signed a peace accord, but this year has seen a drastic deterioration in the situation. There has been an increase in fighting over the past few months. UNITA has not disarmed all its troops or turned over diamond-rich territory it controls, as called for by the accord. And the government has suspended UNITA officials from the government of national unity. (4:00) TEEN SEX ON THE DECLINE -- NPR's Jon Hamilton reports on a new study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention showing that rates of teen sexual intercourse have declined since 1991. For example, since then, the number of high school students reporting sexual activity in the past year dropped 11 percent and condom use rose from 46 percent to 58 percent. Also, the percent of teens reporting 4 or more sexual partners has dropped. (3:30) POLITICAL THRILLERS -- Linda talks with the authors of four different novels that focus on political intrigue in Washington, DC. She speaks with Richard North Patterson, the author of No Safe Place, which follows the career of a political candidate; Mary-Ann Tirone Smith, author of An American Killing; Charles McCarry, the author of Lucky Bastard, which describes the life of a politician convinced he is the love-child of John Kennedy; and Les Standiford, the author of Presidential Deal. The authors talk about the choices they made for their characters, and why they chose political settings for their novels. No Safe Place by Richard North Patterson is published by Knopf; An American Killing by Mary-Ann Tirone Smith is published by Henry Holt; Lucky Bastard by Charles McCarry is published by Random House; and Presidential Deal by Les Standiford is published by HarperCollins. (9:00) TALLAHASSEE CONVICT -- Robert talks with Susan Gage, a reporter at WFSU-FM. They discuss the clemency hearing held for Loretta Randley. Randley, who is now 58 and a grandmother, was convicted of killing her boyfriend in 1981 and sentenced to serve 8 years for manslaughter. The penal system forgot, however, to lock her up until recently. Her attorney appealed today for clemency, claiming that Ms. Randley had essentially been on probation for the last 16 years, and has led a law-abiding life in Florida since the murder. (3:30) OUTCASTE BEATS -- Music reviewer Will Hermes says that music and rhythms from Asia...particularly South Asia...are working their way into mainstream dance music. He talks about a new collection of dance tunes called Untouchable Outcaste Beats that shows off this developing trend. Untouchable Outcaste Beats is available in the US on Tommy Boy Records, catalogue number CASTE 3 CD. (3:15) STOCK MARKET -- NPR's John Ydstie reports the US stock market tumbled again today. Stock markets were down around the world. Money flowed into the US bond market where the benchmark 30 year treasury fell to a near-record low. (3:30) BRAZILIAN ECONOMY -- NPR'S Kathleen Schalch reports the Clinton Administration is struggling to find a way to halt the economic contagion that has weakened emerging market economies around the world. The country U.S. officials are most worried about right now is Brazil. Brazil and the International Monetary Fund are holding what the fund calls "intensified dialogue," which could eventually lead to another multibillion dollar rescue package. (4:30) TAX BILL MARKUP -- NPR's Larry Abramson reports that the House Ways and Means Committee is expected to approve a five-year tax cut measure today. The full House could vote next week. Among the bill's provisions are: a higher standard deduction for married people, and the exclusion of the first 200-dollars of interest and dividend income from taxation, 400-dollars for couples. President Clinton is threatening to veto the bill. He says it employs part of the federal budget surplus that should be used to preserve Social Security programs instead. (4:00) ADM VERDICT -- NPR's Cheryl Corley talks with Linda about the verdicts reached today in the price-fixing trial of three past and present executives with the Archer Daniels Midland company. The three were convicted of conspiring with competitors to fix the price of a feed additive. They now face a maximum three-year prison sentence and a minimum $350,000 fine. (3:30) NY SCHOOL SAFETY -- The New York City Board of Education voted last night to turn over control of school safety to the New York Police Department. The NYPD will now handle training, recruitment and supervision of the school security officers - BUT they will remain unarmed. This has been a hugely contentious issue in the city for years. Mayor Rudolph Giuliani has long wanted the NYPD to assume control of the Board's Division of School Safety, which has been criticized for ineffectiveness, and for crime within its own ranks. But up until now, the Board has resisted ceding authority. And the idea has been forcefully opposed by many in the minority community, who are wary of creating a "penal culture" in schools, and who are deeply distrustful of the NYPD. (4:30) TERRORIST CHARGED -- NPR's Margot Adler reports that the FBI has named a new suspect in the bombing of the American embassy in Nairobi, Kenya, and offered up a reward for anyone who can help in his capture. The new suspect is identified as fugitive Haroun Fazil, a native of southern Africa, according to the complaint filed by US Attorney Mary Jo White. This brings the number of named suspects in the bombings to three. Two are already in US custody. (3:15) MEXICO MASSACRE -- Robert talks with Carrie Kahn in Ensenada, Mexico, about the massacre of at least eighteen people there early today. Police say in the pre-dawn hours, gunmen lined up three families and opened fire on them. The authorities say three people survived the attack. There was no early information on suspects or a motive. Ensenada is just sixty miles from the California border, and like much of Baja California, has become a center for the drug trade. (4:00) EARLIEST MARITIME AMERICANS -- NPR's Richard Harris reports on the discovery of what appears to be the oldest maritime settlement in the Americas. Settled as long ago as 13,000 years, this coastal Peruvian site shows signs of a sophisticated fishing culture also able to build settlements. Paleolithic coastal sites are rare because of the rise in sea level over the past 18,000 years. (5:00) LETTERS -- Linda and Robert read from listeners' comments. You can write to All Things Considered at: All Things Considered Letters
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THE THIEF -- Movie critic Bob Mondello has a review of a new Russian film called The Thief, set in Stalinist Russia. The film was this past year's Russian nominee for Best Foreign Film at the Academy Awards. It's about a 6-year-old boy whose mother gets involved with a soldier, who turns out to be a thief. Mondello says it's a beautiful allegorical parable. (3:30)
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