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Racial justice protesters in Portland, Ore., are having trouble advancing lawsuits pushing for accountability a year after they say federal law enforcement used harsh tactics against them.

Three more world swimming records fell Sunday in Sydney, bringing to eight the number of records set in just the first two days of competition. NPR's Howard Berkes looks at why these Olympic games are producing faster and faster times in the water.

Host Jacki Lyden speaks with Geraldine Brooks of the Wall Street Journal from Sydney. An Australian native, Brooks was asked to participate in the Opening Ceremonies of the Olympic Games. She recounts her service as a Field Marshal in the Parade of Nations.

In Macedonia, a conflict resolution group Search for Common Ground has produced a television program aimed at teaching children about their counterparts from other ethnic groups. They say that according to a study they've just completed, the show is helping to change some children's negative and stereotyped attitudes. The program is called Nashe Maalo which means Our Neighborhood. Host Jacki Lyden spoke with Eran Fraenkel, executive director of Search for Common Ground in Macedonia.

Reporter Alex van Oss reports on a theater production in Arlington, Virginia that shines the spotlight on one of Dostoyevsky's lesser known qualities, his sense of humor. The play is called Someone Else's Wife and the Husband Under the Bed and is brought to life under the guidance of Russian director Yuri Kordonsky.

NPR's Jon Miller reports from Lima, Peru on the aftermath of President Alberto Fujimori's announcement this weekend that he would resign and call for new general elections. His announcement came after the release of videotape showing Fujimori's intelligence chief apparently bribing an opposition congressman. Fujimori has also decided to de-activate the national intelligence service, the head of which has been linked to a variety of scandals over the past decade.

David Schaper of Chicago Public Radio reports on how Polish immigrants have been subjected to "shake downs" from local police. Several veteran officers may be facing charges for stopping immigrants and pressing them for money.

NPR's Wendy Kaufman reports on tomorrow's Senate primary in Washington State, which will decide on a Democratic opponent for veteran GOP incumbent Slade Gorton. Gorton is considered vulnerable in his re-election bid this fall. He is likely to face Maria Cantwell, a former one-term Democratic House member who is now a high-tech multi-millionaire. The results of the state's unusual open primary system, in which all candidates run on the same ballot, might be a harbinger for Gorton's chances in November.

NPR's Alex Chadwick examines Australia's national character in the latest National Geographic Radio Expedition. Australia is roughly the same size as America, but there are only 19 million Australians, still in search of their national identity.

The International Monetary Fund's forecast for the world economy will be released tomorrow, a week before the IMF and World Bank meet in Prague. NPR's John Ydstie previews the report, which predicts economic growth in several countries, including the U.S., Russia, and Indonesia.