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on Radio Station WSTA on St. Thomas in the Virgin Islands. Randall lives on Water Island, which has been under the control of the U.S. Department of Interior. Next week, the title will be transferred to the government of the Virgin Islands.

NPR's Martha Raddatz reports that President Clinton today announced his choices for a new national security team, nominating Republican Senator William Cohen of Maine as defense secretary and U.N. ambassador Madeleine Albright as the nation's first female secretary of state. He also named his national security advisor, Anthony Lake, to head the CIA and has asked Lake's deputy, Samuel "Sandy" Berger, to fill Lake's job. They were the first of several announced cabinet changes expected for the second Clinton administration.

NPR's Jennifer Ludden reports on the intense political crisis gripping Zaire, one of Africa's largest nations. A rebellion which began several weeks ago in the east of the country is steadily spreading, and Zaire's underpaid and poorly disciplined army is putting up very little resistance. To compound the problem, President Mobutu Sese Seko (mo-BOO-too SAY-SAY SAY-koh) has been out of the country for months, as he recuperates from cancer surgery on the French Riviera.

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Veta Christy reports on a decision by the Connecticut Yankee Nuclear Power plant to close permanently. The nation's second oldest reactor was shut down in July due to safety concerns, but was scheduled to run for another 10 years. Analysts say the shutdown could signal big changes for the nation's utilities.

NPR's Martha Raddatz reports that a number of former military officials are waging a high-profile campaign to pressure the United States to seek the elimination of all nuclear weapons. Retired Air Force General George Lee Butler today called for such a policy and said that nuclear weapons are costly, dangerous and indefensible. He had been the commander of the U.S. nuclear arsenal before retiring. Sixty generals and admirals from around the world are expected to release a statement tomorrow also calling for the reduction of nuclear arms.

by the resort of Vail to double in size by buying up three nearby mountain ski regions in Colorado, giving it 43 percent of the state ski business. This worries competing resorts as well as skiers who suspect it might mean monopoly pricing.

Noah talks with Pepper Schwartz, a sociology professor at the University of Washington. She was a lead witness for the plaintiffs in the same-sex marriage discrimination suit in Hawaii that was decided yesterday. They talk about the demographics of same-sex unions, and she tells stories about the motivations for marriage, impediments to marriage, and rituals being used in same-sex marriage ceremonies.

Robert talks to Ruth Marcus, a staff writer for the Washington Post , about the latest revelations of donations to the Democratic National Committee by visitors to the White House. Many big donors were invited to coffee or dinners, after which they wrote checks to the DNC.