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NPR's Liane Hansen is joined by two members of President Clinton''s seven member advisory board on race, attorney Angela Oh and former Mississippi Gov. William Winter. This past week, members of the board ventured outside Washington to Phoenix, Arizona, where they heard from residents in an open forum.

U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell says he thinks a military conflict between India and Pakistan can be averted. "There's nothing inevitable about war," he tells NPR's Juan Williams in an interview for Morning Edition. When it comes to Iraq, Powell is less adamant about the hopes for a political solution.

Sporadic battles continue in northern Iraq. In the Kurdish-controlled town of Sulamaniyah, many fighters loyal to Saddam Hussein move though the area disguised as civilians. NPR's Juan Williams talks to Michael Ware of Time magazine.

Alex Chadwick talks with Slate contributor Emily Bazelon about U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice William Rehnquist's looming retirement, and if he'll stay on the court until after the summer recess.

Guest host Lynn Neary speaks with our movie-music guide Andy Trudeau about this year's crop of Oscar-nominated scores. This week: James Horner's A Beautiful Mind (Decca Records 440 016 191-2) and John Williams A.I. Artificial Intelligence (Warner Bros. 9 48096-2).

Traditionally, presidential candidates have coveted labor endorsements. But in the current presidential election campaign, backing from labor has not guaranteed candidates success in the Democratic primaries and caucuses. Hear NPR's Juan Williams.

They came by bus, train and, in at least one case, roller-skates. The people who traveled to the historic March on Washington from around the country 40 years ago this week made the journey despite threats of violence. NPR's Juan Williams reports on the stories of march participants and organizers.

In the second installment of a three-part series on presidents and spirituality, commentator William McKenzie says President Bush's Biblical references have been put under the microscope more than those of past presidents. McKenzie is an editorial columnist for the Dallas Morning News.

NPR's Juan Williams talks with Gen. Pete Pace, vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, about the status of U.S. troops in Afghanistan and Iraq. Pace says the military has gotten better about troop rotation, and that morale is good overall.

Slate contributor Ben Williams delivers a weekly roundup of what film critics are saying about this week's major new movie premieres -- The Grudge, Surviving Christmas and Sideways.

What are the various strategies behind presidential advertisements targeted to potential voters of color? NPR's Tavis Smiley gets answers from David Axelrod, a Chicago-based media strategist, and William Benoit, the author of Seeing Spots : A Functional Analysis of Presidential Television Advertisements.

Slate contributor Ben Williams presents a roundup of what film critics are saying about this weekend's major movie studio releases, including Criminal, Cellular and Resident Evil: Apocalypse.

As the future of the Kobe Bryant case remains in limbo, commentator and attorney Connie Rice talks with NPR's Juan Williams about the impact of the rape shield law.

His memoir is The Good, the Bad, and Me. Wallach's long career on stage and screen, included spaghetti westerns of the '60s and the Godfather trilogy. He won a Tony for his role in Tennessee Williams' Rose Tattoo. (This interview was initially broadcast on Nov. 13, 1990.)

Alex Chadwick discusses the saftey of Americans abroad against cts of terrorism with Vincent Cannistraro, former chief of counter-terrorism perations at the CIA. Defense Secretary William Perry testified this past week n Capitol hill about security at a Saudi Arabian airbase where a truck bomb illed 19 American servicemen last month.

One hundred years ago, Presidential candidate William Jennings Bryan delivered his famous "Cross of Gold" speech to the Democratic Party Convention. Scott speaks with columnist Tony Snow about its significance as a memorable piece of rhetoric, and how it changed the way conventions are run.

- Daniel talks with William Quandt, former National Security advisor on the Middle East to President Jimmy Carter. Quandt says both Benjamin Netanyahu and Yasser Arafat will be be under strong political pressure from their respective constituencies not to compromise on the very issues that have provoked the current round of violence in Israel.

for national security posts during his second term. They are... Madeleine Albright to be Secretary of State... William Cohen to be Defense Secretary... Anthony Lake to be CIA Director... and Samuel Berger to be National Security Adviser.

The United Nations says Kabila and Mobutu have agreed in principle to meet and discuss transitional arrangements. Mandela is very interested in having for the talks to take place in South Africa. No pre-conditions for the talks have been set, but no one is expecting rebels to lessen their demands. The BBC's William Wallis reports.

NPR's Martha Raddatz interviews Defense Secretary William Perry who says the the Saudi government is close to completing its investigation of the June bombing of U-S military headquaters there. Perry says he anticipates an announcement that there was an international connection to the bombing. Perry says if there is compelling evidence of international sponorship for that bombing, the U-S will respond with strong action.