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Republican Presidential candidate George W. Bush has sharply criticized the Clinton administration's national defense policy. He says the Clinton White House has undermined the U.S. military and let the defense forces decline. Bush has promised to "re-build" the military. But there are questions about how the candidate would pay for it. Though he has talked about a major upgrade, his actual proposal only involves a very small spending increase. NPR Pentagon Correspondent Steve Inskeep reports.

NPR's Barbara Bradley reports on some unanswered questions from the Wen Ho Lee and Chinese espionage investigations. What is still unknown about the data Lee downloaded to tapes that are now missing? Was someone really spying for China, and is that person (or are those persons) still active?

Linda and Robert read letters from All Things Considered listeners. (3:30) Send e-mail to atc@npr.org or actual paper letters to "Letters, All Things Considered," National Public Radio, 635 Massachusetts Ave. NW, Washington DC, 20001.

NPR's Phillip Davis reports that civil rights groups in Florida are trying to free a Muslim academic who is seeking admission to the United States. He has been held in jail by the Immigration and Naturalization Service for the past three years. The INS claims the man has links a Middle-eastern terrorist group, but refuses to reveal evidence, saying to do so would threaten national security. Civil rights groups say his constitutional right to confront his accuser is being violated.

NPR's Susan Stamberg remembers her colleague, Mike Waters, who died yesterday at age 69. He hosted this program from 1971 to 1974, part of that time as co-host with Stamberg. Waters had a rich, deep voice. It was said "he had a cathedral in his head." We hear some his work -- include a skit in which a sunrise is "directed" by Waters as an archangel.

Israeli poet Yehuda Amichai died today. He was 76 years old. Amichai was born in Germany and moved to Israel when he was 12 years old. He served in four wars and wove the themes of war into his poetry. Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin read one of Amichai's poems when he received the Nobel Peace Prize. We have Amichai reading that poem and two others in translation when he came to NPR in 1995.

A number of the athletes at the Olympic games this week took a detour to Flagstaff, Arizona before they arrived in Sydney. They were taking advantage of the regions High Altitude Training Sports Training Complex. High altitude is known to stimulate red blood cell production which improves muscle endurance. The athletes hope the experience gave them a competitive edge. Mitch Teich reports from KNAU in Flagstaff.

Linda Wertheimer speaks with sportswriter Stefan Fatsis about three NFL games coming up this weekend. The Washington Redskins face the unheralded and undefeated New York Giants. Two former dynasties the Dallas Cowboys and the San Francisco 49'ers face off in a game that demonstrates the hazards of manipulating salaries under the NFL salary cap for short term gain. In a battle of undefeateds, The Tampa Bay Buccaneers and their star wide receiver Keyshawn Johnson play the New York Jets, Mr. Johnson's old team and one he hasn't hesitated to criticize.

NPR's Bob Mondello reviews the film Dancer in the Dark, made by Danish director Lars Von Trier. Von Treir was cofounder of the "Dogme '95" movement, which advocated removing artifice from film. Bob says this is a real departure from that -- it couldn't be more artificial. And it's dividing audiences.

Actress Mercedes McCambridge, who chilled audiences in the 1970's as the voice of the Devil in The Exorcist. She won an Academy Award for her first film role -- in 1949 for All the King's Men. She also starred with Joan Crawford in Nicholas Ray's western, Johnny Guitar. (3