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Daniel talks with New York Times reporter Nicholas Kristof about how the Japanese government recruited tens of thousands of Japanese women into prostitution following World War Two. The women were sometimes pressed into service against their will. Their clients were American G.I.'s.

Jon Kalish reports on two congregations in New York for deaf Jews. The ability to speak Hebrew is very important for Jewish worship. What makes these congregations special is the way they prevent Hebrew from becoming an obstacle between deaf worshipers and their faith.

Mara Liasson reports on President Clinton's State of the Union address delivered last night to Congress, and the nation. The president declared an end to the era of big government and he called on the Republicans never to shut down the federal government again.

NPR's Trevor Rowe reports on developments at the United Nations today, which hosted the largest-ever gathering of world leaders for the 50th anniversary session of the UN General Assembly. President Clinton made the opening address. Boris Yeltsin of Russia also spoke.

Laura Womack of member station W-A-M-U in Washington reports the Pentagon is in the midst of a two billion dollar renovation project to update outmoded electrical, water, and sewage systems. The main problem for the workers is working in areas with a lot of top secret material and not compromising national security.

The BBC's Angus Roxburgh [ROCKS-burr-ah] reports from outside a village in southern Russia where some of the hostages held by Chechen gunmen have been released. Negotiations continue...the Chechen rebels want to swap the hostages for their own freedom. The Russians have turned them down.

NPR's Andy Bowers reports the land transfers agreed to between warring factions in the former Yugoslavia began today. Bowers says for the most part...everything is going smoothly. He visits with some Bosnian Serb police who are staying in place for a while longer.

NPR's Andy Bowers reports that Bosnian Serb leaders today suspended talks with Muslim-Croat officials to protest the arrest of Serbian officers accused of war crimes. The Bosnian Serbs are demanding release of the men who were seized on their way to talks with NATO officials in Sarajevo.

Linda Gradstein reports from Jerusalem on efforts to teach Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza the basics of voting in advance of elections for a president and legislative council in the autonomous territories. The elections on Saturday are the first time Palestinians have ever participated in the Democratic process on their own land.

The House and Senate passed a sweeping telecommunications bill. It will allow local and long-distance telephone companies and cable companies branch out into each others' business. It would also deregulate cable rates and make it easier for media companies to expand their holdings. NPR's Philip Davis reports.