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In this day of international trade agreements, commentator David Crystal has noticed the globalization of prefixes and suffixes.

MUSLIM GUERRILLAS FIRED ROCKETS AT NORTHERN ISRAEL THIS MORNING AFTER A WAVE OF RAIDS BY ISRAELI AIRCRAFT AGAINST SOUTH LEBANON VILLAGES. SCOTT SPEAKS WITH NPR'S ERIC WEINER, WHO IS IN NORTHERN ISRAEL.

into Lebanon, a helicopter gunship attack today on the large Palestinian refugee camp near Sidon. Israeli pilots fired rockets into the Ein el-Hilweh camp, home to a Palestinian militia which is allied with Hezbollah, the Shiite Muslim group supported by Iran.

under Bosnian Serb or Moslem-Croat control. Over the weekend she attended a rally by Moslem-Croats, protesting the resettlement of Brchko by Bosnian Serbs.

LEBANON - NPR's Linda Gradstein reports that despite the latest fighting in Israel, there are indications that the attacks may soon be winding down. Lebanese officials rejected the US proposal to end the fighting, but Israeli sources says once the US weighs in, an agreement is likely to follow.

to pay the back dues their government owes the United Nations. The U.S. is a billion dollars in arrears.

NPR's Claudio Sanchez reports on remarks today by President Clinton at the National Education Summit, which ends today in Palisades, NY.

served in the war. And researchers say that despite sometimes painful memories, most veterans led more successful lives than those who didn't serve. And experts say it was the military experience that made the difference.

yesterday that would ban late term abortions, known as "partial birth" abortions. The 286-129 vote in favor is enough to override the veto President Clinton has promised. But the measure passed the Senate on a much closer 54-44 vote, so an override is not expected.