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Daniel talks with, Frank Kirkpatrick, professor of religion at Trinity College in Hartford Connecticut, about how Christianity, Islam and Judaism treat the question of evil. Kirkpatrick says that all three view evil as a by-product of the freedom of choice that 'God' has granted human beings. In that way, Kirkpatrick says, the world is rather like a test for people who must constantly chose between good and evil deeds.

of the man federal investigators suspect of being the long sought Unabomber. David Kaczynski led the FBI to his brother, Theodore, who had been residing in a remote mountain cabin in Montana.

Journalist JAMES STEWART. He won the George Polk award in 1988 and the Gerald Loeb awards in 1987 and 1988. He was the recipient of the 1988 Pulitzer prize for his articles in the Wall Street Journal on the 1987 stock market crash and the insider trading scandal. That same year he became the page one editor for The Wall Street Journal and held that position until November of 1992. Currently he is a contributor to The New York Magazine and an editor-at-large at SmartMoney magazine. He has a new book on the Whitewater scandal, "Blood Sport: The President and His Adversaries." (Simon & Schuster)(THIS SEGMENT CONTINUES INTO THE SECOND HALF OF THE SHOW

NPR's David Welna reports that life for Cuba's beleaguered dissident movement has gotten even harder in recent weeks. Since shortly before last month's downing of two American planes by Cuban jets, Fidel Castro's police have stepped up their harassment and arrests of the Cuban leader's opponents. Castro has not chosen to completely crush the dissidents, however; he apparently feels he must tolerate a certain amount of dissent as part of his effort to attract foreign investment.

NPR's Linda Gradstein reports on the mindset of a suicide bomber. Today Israeli security forces demolished the home of one of the suicide bombers -- and despite their loss of property, the bomber's family and friends say he's a hero.

"New eras demand new voices." words from WILLIAM KRISTOL defending the creation of his new conservative magazine "The Weekly Standard." Kristol talks with Terry Gross about why he feels vigorous debate among conservatives is needed if republicans want to lead the nation. Kristol is editor and publisher of the Standard which has been critisized for highlighting divisions within the Republican Party. Kristol has served as chief of staff for one time Secretary of Education William Bennet and for Vice President Day Quayle. In 1990, The New Republic dubbed Kristol "Dan Quayle's Brain." He also has served as director of the conservative think tank "Project for the Republican Future." He is often featured on TV's Nightline and "This Week with David Brinkley."

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Linda talks with James Stewart, whose new book "Blood Sport" chronicles the Whitewater affair. Stewart has been criticized by some for the "novelization" of this story. Assertions like "Jim McDougall thought" and "Mrs. Clinton presumed" left many wondering how based in fact his account really was. Stewart defends his work, and concludes that the entire Whitewater affair raises questions about how Mr. and Mrs. Clinton could have better dealt with the situation, without letting it cast a shadow on his administration and without hurting many eager public servants who came to Washington from Arkansas and were inevitably burned by Whitewater.

Commentator Nancy Slonim Aronie talks about her transformation from bored suburbanite to late hippy.