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NPR's Mary Kay Magistad reports on tension between longtime Taiwanese residents and those who came from mainland some 50 years ago. Rising Taiwanese nationalism has become an issue in an election that will give an indication of whether Taiwan is heading toward independence. (8:15) -b- 7. SEA LION SHOOTING -- Jennie Schmidt of member station KPLU reports on the impending shooting of recidivist sea lions in Seattle. It's the same group that returns year after year to shipping locks in Puget Sound where steelhead trout swim upriver to spawn. There aren't many trout left, and wildlife biologists, having failed to dissuade the hungry sea lions, now want to shoot them.

Commentator Mickey Edwards wants to know when the terms -- liberals and progressives became synonomous? A clarification is need, because he says they have nothing to do with one another.

NPR's Mike Shuster talks with Russia's foremost human rights advocate, Sergei Kovalyov ((sair-gay koh-vahl-YOV)). Kovalyov recently resigned his position as chief human rights adviser to President Yeltsin. Kovalyov addresses the candidacy of the communists, the upcoming presidential election and how Yeltsin could end the war in Chechnya.

continuing military exercises off the coast of Taiwan.

has removed the Bronx Distract Attorney after he refused to give an explicit guarantee he would seek the death penalty for the killer of a policeman shot dead this week.

bill, but not before restrictions on legal immigration were removed.

in memory of her slain husband, the former Prime Minister of Israel, and her plans for a foundation to pursue Middle East peace.

The BBC's Chris Florence in Bangalore, India, reports on extraordinary security measures in place for this weekend's World Cup Cricket match between India and Pakistan. One group has already been arrested for inciting riot. The rivalry goes beyond sports, into national hatreds.

The Senate voted 59-40 today to pass a product liability bill. The legislation would cap the amount of punitive damages businesses would have to pay in lawsuits involving faulty products. President Clinton had threatened to veto the bill, but today said he would reconsider if some changes were made in it. NPR's Chitra Ragavan reports.