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NPR's Eric Weiner reports on a speech Yassar Arafat delivered today in Gaza. The PLO leader accused Iran of ordering a wave of bombings on Israel. He also criticized the Jewish state for sealing the West Bank and Gaza strip.

Robert Siegel profiles a series of cases heard by the Alabama Board of Pardons and Paroles. All the cases are murderers trying to get out of prison before their sentences are up. We'll hear the pleas of victim's families trying to keep their loved one's killer in jail. We'll hear the families of the inmates- hoping to get their loved one a chance on the outside. And, the parole board members weigh in on how they approach the difficult task of making these decisions.

signed by China and Russia on nuclear weapons, space exploration and trade during Russian President Boris Yeltsin's 3-day trip to China.

Classical Music Critic LLOYD SCHWARTZ reviews the new two-cd set of a 1962 performance of the opera "Susannah." It features the legendary American soprana Phyllis Curtin. The cd set is available on the VAI label. Schwartz is Classical Music Editor of the Boston Phoenix.

NPR's Ted Clark reviews the terms of the ceasefire between Israel and the Hezbollah guerrillas, which limits the recent attacks on southern Lebanon.

2: Film writer/director DAVID RUSSELL. He made his film debut with the prize-winning independent film, "Spanking the Monkey." His latest film is "Flirting with Disaster" starring Ben Stiller and Patricia Arquette.

on the $35 million campaign the AFL-CIO is planning this year to defeat 75 House members -- almost all of whom are Republicans. Labor hopes to reassert itself as the important voting block it once was. But many union members voted Republican in the last election and getting them to follow the union leadership's guidance on election day is a formidable task.

Neal Conan talks with Victor Davis Hanson, Greek classicist, farmer, and author -- who feels the decline of family farming in America is a threat to our cultural legacy. His new book is titled, "Fields Without Dreams." (published by Simon & Sch

Los Angeles prosecutor CHRISTOPHER DARDEN. He'd been a Deputy District Attorney with the Los Angeles County District Attorney's office for fifteen years before being selected to be on the team that prosecuted O.J. Simpson. He's written his memoir, "In Contempt," (Regan Books, written with Jess Walter. (THIS INTERVIEW CONTINUES INTO THE SECOND HALF OF THE SHOW).

NPR's Phillip Davis reports on the battle in Congress over legalized gambling.