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NPR's Michael Sullivan reports that women's rights activists are trying to introduce a law against domestic violence. The country has no such law, although women are routinely injured, or even murdered, in their homes.

NPR's Richard Harris reports that the U.S. Department of Agriculture will buy all Starlink variety corn from farmers and seed-producers, and destroy it. Starlink is a genetically engineered variety of corn that has been taken off the U.S. market.

NPR's Gerry Hadden reports on the masked leader of the Mexican Zapatista rebels, Subcommander Marcos. Some say if Marcos wants to succeed in his campaign for Indian rights, he must turn his group of guerillas into a legitimate political force.

Host Bob Edwards talks to actors Ossie Davis and Ruby Dee about their partnership, on and off screen. During 52 years of marriage, they've distinguished themselves as performers and civil rights advocates. Sunday night they'll receive the Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award.

NPR's Brenda Wilson reports that pharmaceutical company Merck has announced plans to distribute AIDS drugs in Africa at deep discounts. This is part on NPR's series on AIDS drugs and the Third World.

NPR's Melissa Block reports on testimony at the New York trial of four men accused of being a part of the bombing attack on U-S embassies in Tanzania and Kenya in 1998. An FBI investigator described how one defendant claimed he was supposed to die a martyr's death in the blast. Several African victims told their stories of nearly dying under the rubble.

NPR's Peter Kenyon reports Congressional lawmakers were able to overturn recent Clinton Administration workplace regulations by using a new law called the Congressional Review Act. Members of both parties helped pass the measure five years ago, and it allows lawmakers to reject new federal rules with a simple majority vote. Democrats who voted FOR the Act now regret their support.

Three Yugoslavian soldiers were killed by a landmine in southern Serbia, as tensions continue between Serbian forces and Ethnic Albanian guerrillas. Yugoslav soliders are in place in an attempt to halt the violence between the two sides. Linda Wertheimer talks about the situation with BBC reporter Paul Wood.

Trish Anderton of New Hampshire Public Radio reports that as more disabled Americans enter the workforce some are experiencing harassment by their co-workers. In New Hampshire, a retarded man is alleged to have been abused by co-workers at an Olive Garden restaurant. He has filed a law suit against the restaurant chain.

NPR's Barbara Bradley reports on the use of a DNA databank, which stores the genetic information of convicted felons, to help find the perpetrators in otherwise unsolvable cases. Currently, Virginia has the largest databank of all the states, but other states are working to adopt the crime-solving technique as well.